Sucheta Dalal :Why should government fund PSU banks all the time?
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Why should government fund PSU banks all the time?  

June 16, 2014

At least some of the PSU banks cannot claim to be cash-strapped, especially looking at their cash reserves. By capitalising their reserves instead of seeking fund from the government, they would be rewarding their share holders as well

 

AK Ramdas

 

Press reports indicate that some of the public sector banks (PSBs) are seeking more capital ahead of the budget, which is scheduled to be presented by the second week of July. According to these reports, cash-strapped public sector banks "hit by a higher proportion of stressed assets and global Basel III requirements" have begun listing out capital requirements ahead of the budget in July.

 

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