According to Mr. O.P. Bhatt, Chairman, State Bank of India, the bank would prefer a rights issue to raise funds for business growth rather than diluting government holding.
The government recently tabled the SBI Act Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha with an aim to reduce state-holding in the bank to 51 per cent from around 59 per cent now.
However, Bhatt indicated that the bank is unlikely to go for the rights issue immediately as it has enough capital and good liquidity position at the moment. SBI has a surplus liquidity of close to Rs 50,000 crore, against Rs 75,000 crore in December.
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