The Finance Ministry is likely to finalise the second round of capital infusion of about Rs 54,000 crore for public sector banks (PSBs) by November-end or by the first half of the next month, taking into account the latest quarter's performance. In this round of fund infusion, most of the banks would be getting growth capital for expanding their lending, particularly to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
The infusion would be part of remaining Rs 65,000 crore out of Rs 2.11 lakh crore capital infusion over two financial years. In October last year, the government announced the Rs 2.11 lakh crore capital infusion programme, of which Rs 1.35 lakh crore was to be raised through recapitalisation bonds, and the balance Rs 58,000 crore through raising of capital from the market. Out of the Rs 1.35 lakh crore, the government has already infused about Rs 82,000 crore through recap bonds and the balance would be done during this fiscal.
Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a slew of measures, including loan sanction of up to Rs 1 crore in less than an hour and relaxation in labour and environmental laws for MSMEs to give a boost to the sector, the country's second-biggest employer. The ministry had earlier this year provided capital infusion of Rs 11,336 crore to five PSBs to help them meet their interest payment commitments.
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