The government said it will provide capital support to the tune of Rs 6,000 crore to public sector banks during the next fiscal to strengthen their capital base.
"I propose to provide a sum of Rs 6,000 crore for the year 2011-12 to enable Public Sector Banks to maintain a minimum Tier I Capital to Risk Weighted Asset Ratio (CRAR) at 8 per cent," Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said in Lok Sabha while presenting 2011-12 Budget.
He said, during the year 2010-11, the government is providing a sum of Rs 20,157 crore for infusion in public sector banks to maintain Tier I CRAR at 8 per cent and increase the government equity in some banks to 58 per cent.
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