Psu Capital Infusion

At Rs 3.79 trn, PSU capex hits 52% of budget target by September end

Capital expenditure by central public sector enterprises touched about 52 per cent of the Budget target at Rs 3.79 lakh crore in the first half of current fiscal, the finance ministry said on Wednesday. This is higher than the capex by CPSEs in the April-September period of last fiscal. In the first half of previous fiscal, the figure stood at Rs 2.85 lakh crore or 43 per cent of Budget estimates for 2022-23 fiscal. "Capital Expenditure #CAPEX targets by Central Public Sector Enterprises #CPSEs on track with 51.71% of target achieved till September 2023," the finance ministry said in a post on X. Against estimated expenditure of Rs 7.33 lakh crore for full 2023-24, Rs 3.79 lakh crore (approx.) achieved i.e. about 51.71 per cent as on 30th September, 2023, it said. The full year capex by CPSEs was estimated at Rs 6.62 lakh crore in 2022-23 fiscal.

Govt may infuse capital in PSU general insurers in Q4 based on performance

Finance Ministry would consider capital infusion in three loss-making public sector general insurance companies based on their financial performance of nine months. The infusion if required would be made in the fourth quarter of the current financial year, sources said. According to sources, the finance ministry last year asked three insurers -- National Insurance Company Limited, Oriental Insurance Company Limited and United India Insurance Company -- to chase bottomlines rather than topline and underwrite only good proposals. The financial review would give some idea about the impact of restructuring initiated on the profitability numbers and the solvency margin, sources said. The solvency margin is the extra capital the companies must hold over and above the claim amounts they are likely to incur. It acts as a financial backup in extreme situations, enabling the company to settle all claims. The government last year provided Rs 5,000 crore capital to three insurers -- National

FinMin plans Rs 3K cr extra capital infusion in PSU general insurance firms

The finance ministry is planning an additional capital infusion of Rs 3,000 crore this fiscal in the three loss-making public sector general insurance companies to improve their health, according to sources. The government in FY22 provided Rs 5,000 crore capital to three insurers --National Insurance Company Limited, Oriental Insurance Company Limited and United India Insurance Company. Kolkata-based National Insurance Company Limited was given the highest Rs 3,700 crore, followed by Delhi-based Oriental Insurance Company Limited Rs 1,200 crore and Chennai-based United India Insurance Company Rs 100 crore. According to the sources these companies have been asked to improve their solvency ratio and meet the regulatory requirement of 150 per cent. The solvency ratio is a measure of capital adequacy. A higher ratio reflects better financial health and the ability of the company to pay claims and meet future contingencies and business growth plans. Barring the solvency ratio of New In

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Capital infusion in 3 state-owned insurers 'credit positive': Moody's

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Capital infusion of Rs 2,500 cr in 3 general insurance cos gets Cabinet nod

The Cabinet approves the proposal for capital infusion and immediate release of Rs 2,500 crore for three public sector general insurance companies

SBI, PNB, BoB slip up to 4% as US-Iran tension push bond yields higher

Apart from higher yields, the mood at the financial counters was dampened on the report that the government may not propose fresh capital infusion under Union Budget 2020.

Finmin to infuse Rs 113 bn in 5 PSUs to meet regulatory capital requirement

PNB, hit by Nirav Modi scam, will get the highest amount of Rs 28.16 bn out, while Allahabad Bank to get Rs 17.9 bn