Government will sell stake in three PSU banks, why this situation came?

The central government can sell stake in three big public sector banks. These three banks are UCO Bank, Punjab and Sindh Bank and Indian Overseas Bank. The government has more than 95% stake in these, the rest is with public investors.

Let us tell you that as per the Minimum Public Shareholding (MPS) rules of SEBI, all listed companies should have at least 25% public shareholding. Keeping this in mind, the government has made a plan to sell its stake.

Live Mint news quoted sources as saying that depending on market conditions, the three banks may conduct multiple rounds of qualified institutional placement (QIP) in FY2026 to meet regulatory requirements.

The government has allowed public sector banks to explore equity dilution this year and time their market offerings strategically, a source said. The stake sale is expected to be between 5-10% of the paid-up equity capital this year.

SEBI gave time till August 2026 to public sector banks to comply with the rule. At the same time, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) was given time till 16 May 2027 to reach 10% public shareholding.

By December 31, 2024, seven of the 12 public sector banks—State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Canara Bank, Bank of Baroda, Indian Bank, Union Bank of India and Bank of India—had fulfilled SEBI's MPS requirement.

Bank of Maharashtra and Central Bank of India have not yet taken steps to comply with the MPS rule. Let us tell you that the government has 93.08% stake in Central Bank of India, 79.60% in Bank of Maharashtra, 95.39% in UCO Bank, 98.25% in Punjab and Sindh Bank and 96.38% in Indian Overseas Bank.

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Indian Overseas Bank(IOB) Q3 Profit climbs 21% YoY

Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), a state-owned bank, reported on Monday that its consolidated net profit for the third quarter ended December 2024 increased by about 21% year-over-year (YoY) to Rs 875.27 crore, up from a profit of Rs 724.14 crore in the same period the year before. 

In the third quarter that concluded on December 31, Indian Overseas Bank's net interest income (NII), which is calculated as interest generated less interest spent, increased 16% year over year to Rs 2,789 crore from Rs 2,398 crore in the same quarter the previous year.

On the asset quality front, the lender said its gross non performing assets ratio improved to 2.55% in the third quarter of fiscal 2025, as compared to 2.72% in the previous quarter of the same financial year. Similarly, net non performing assets improved to 0.42% in the December quarter, from 0.47% in the second quarter of FY25.

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In the December quarter of FY25, provisions stood at Rs 1,028.6 crore, as against Rs 701.42 crore in the same quarter last year. The provisions in the September quarter of fiscal 2025 was Rs 1,146.3 crore.

The lender’s gross non performing assets (GNPA) improved to Rs 6,070.5 crore in the third quarter of FY25, from Rs 6,249.07 crore in the previous quarter of the same financial year.

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Government plans to sale stake in five PSU banks

A Rs.10,000 crore fund-raising plan for five state-run institutions via the Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) route has been approved by the government.



According to sources, four additional lenders—Punjab & Sind Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, UCO Bank, and Central Bank of India—have been given permission to raise money in addition to the Bank of Maharashtra. According to the sources, these lenders may begin raising money in tiny installments as early as the fourth quarter of the 2025 fiscal year.

"The Department of Disinvestment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) has also been mandated to sell a stake in these lenders through the Offer For Sale (OFS) route," the sources noted.



By August 2026, the government hopes to have a minimum of 25% of these PSU banks' shares held by the general people. The Department of Financial Services has administrative authority for state-run lenders.



According to the most recent shareholding pattern on the BSE, the government owns 79.6% of Bank of Maharashtra, 98.25% of Punjab & Sind Bank, 96.38% of Indian Overseas Bank, 95.39% of UCO Bank, and 93.08% of Central Bank of India as of the end of the December quarter.Based on the current share price, the excess government stake in these five lenders stands at nearly Rs.50,000 crore.

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Indian Overseas Bank(IOB) Q2 Net profit up 24%

State-owned Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) on Thursday (October 17) reported a 24.4% year-on-year (YoY) rise in net profit at ₹777.2 crore for the second quarter that ended September 30, 2024. In the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal, Indian Overseas Bank posted a net profit of ₹624.6 crore, the bank said in a regulatory filing.

Net interest income (NII), which is the difference between the interest income a bank earns from its lending activities and the interest it pays to depositors, increased 8.2%, coming at ₹2,537.3 crore against ₹2,345.8 crore in the corresponding quarter of FY24.

The gross non-performing asset (GNPA) stood at 2.72% in the September quarter against 2.89% in the June quarter. Net NPA came at 0.475% against 0.51% quarter-on-quarter.

In monetary terms, gross NPA stood at ₹6,249.1 crore against ₹6,648.7 crore quarter-on-quarter, whereas net NPA came at ₹1,059.3 crore against ₹1,153.5 crore quarter-on-quarter. Provisions stood at ₹1,146.3 crore against ₹937.9 crore quarter-on-quarter and ₹1,044.2 crore (YoY). The results came after the close of the market hours.

The Provision Coverage Ratio (PCR) rose to 97.06%, showing a year-on-year increase of 30 basis points. The Return on Assets (ROA) reached 0.82%, up 7 basis points from the previous year, while the Return on Equity (ROE) increased to 16.90%, a rise of 74 basis points year-on-year.

Total business experienced robust year-on-year growth of 12.20%, reaching ₹5,40,801 crore, compared to ₹4,82,006 crore in the previous year. Total income surged by 22.34% year-on-year to ₹8,484 crore, with interest income growing by 17.69% to ₹6,851 crore and non-interest income showing growth of 46.59%, reaching ₹1,633 crore.

The bank's Net Interest Margin (NIM) stood at 3.08%, and the Capital Adequacy Ratio (CRAR) under Basel III remained strong at 17.45%, with a Tier I component of 14.75%.

Additionally, CASA deposits improved by 10.61% year-on-year, totalling ₹1,31,856 crore, resulting in a CASA ratio of 42.44% as of September 30, 2024. The Credit to Deposit (CD) Ratio for the quarter was 74.09%.

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Indian Overseas Bank(IOB) Q1 Net profit up 27%

 

Public sector lender Indian Overseas Bank on July 22 reported a net profit of Rs 633 crore in the first quarter of fiscal 2024-25, 27 percent higher than Rs 500 crore reported in the corresponding quarter last year.

Gross NPA of the bank stood at 2.89 percent against 7.13 percent last year, a reduction of 424 bps. Net NPA stood at 0.51 percent compared to 1.44 percent, with a reduction of 93 bps.

Total deposits of the bank jumped 13 percent to Rs 2.98 lakh crore from Rs 2.64 lakh crore last year. CASA improved 8 percent to Rs 1.25 lakh crore from Rs 1.16 lakh crore.

Interest income of the bank grew by 20.48 percent on Y-o-Y basis to Rs 6,535 crore in Q1FY25 as against Rs 5,424 Crore for Q1FY24.

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Indian Overseas Bank(IOB) Q4 results: Net profit rises 24%

 

Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) reported a 24 per cent increase in its net profit to Rs 808.10 crore in the January-March quarter of FY24, up from Rs 650.07 crore in the same period last year, on the back of healthy growth in core income and a decline in provisions.

Sequentially, the net profit increased by 12 per cent from Rs 722.56 crore in the third quarter of FY24.

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The total income of the bank increased by 37.43 per cent to Rs 9,112.67 crore compared to the same period last year, while net interest income (NII) improved by 27.67 per cent to Rs 6,629 crore. Other income rose to Rs 2,477 crore from Rs 1,430 crore in the same period.

The operating expenses of IOB increased in the quarter under review to Rs 3,281.38 crore, compared to Rs 1,826.58 crore, owing to higher employee-related expenses.

“The operating expenses increased due to salary expenses, which has also led to an increase in the cost-to-income ratio,” said Ajay Kumar Srivastava, managing director and chief executive officer of IOB, during a post-earnings media call.

The bank's cost-to-income ratio stood at 62.58 per cent compared to 49.23 per cent last year.

The provisions of IOB declined to Rs 767.56 crore from Rs 995.85 crore in Q4 FY23.

The asset quality of the bank improved. The gross non-performing assets (GNPA) ratio for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, was 3.10 per cent, compared to 3.90 per cent in the previous quarter. Net NPA was at 0.57 per cent compared to 0.62 per cent in the same period.

The lender recorded healthy growth in gross advances to Rs 2.19 trillion as of March 31, 2024, compared to Rs 1.89 trillion in the same period last year. The lender's deposits increased to Rs 2.86 trillion from Rs 2.60 trillion over the same period.

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बैंक की पूर्व वरिष्ठ प्रबंधक को जेल:सात साल की कैद के साथ 15 करोड़ जुर्माना

 

An Ahmedabad CBI court on Thursday convicted a former Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) manager on graft and forgery charges and sentenced her to seven years’ imprisonment and imposed a penalty of Rs 15.06 crore.

The court of special CBI judge Digant Arunbhai Vora held the accused – Preeti Vijay Sahjwani – a former senior manager at IOB’s Vastrapur branch, had “undeniably indulged in white collar crime and economic and social crime”.

The judge has held Sahjwani guilty under Prevention of Corruption Act’s sections 13 (1) (c), 13(1)(d), 13 (2) and IPC sections 467, 471 (forgery) and 409 (criminal breach of trust by bankers).

Sahjwani, between 1998 and 2001, was accused of allegedly cheating IOB to the tune of Rs 2.14 crore by way of crediting final maturity payments of FCNR (foreign currency non-resident) deposits of two accounts into two fictitious accounts – one a cash credit account and another a savings account – without any authority letter from the depositor or from the power of attorney holder.

She had also sanctioned loans and cash credits in the name of five fake persons, amounting to approximately Rs 1.40 crore against the security of unsurrendered deposit receipts of actual depositors, by making alterations in the amount, date, maturity value, etc. It was alleged that Sahjwani had caused a wrongful loss of over Rs 2 crore, including interest, as on July 27, 2001.

An offence was registered in 2001 and chargesheet was filed in October 2003 for criminal breach of trust, forgery of valuable security using forged documents, and criminal misconduct. It was alleged that Sahjwani had misused her official position by indulging in the offences.

The special CBI court, while imposing a fine of Rs 15 crore, which is to be returned to the bank, observed that taking into account the loss caused to the bank (which would amount to present day value worth over Rs 84 crore as on date), and inflation, interests etc, the court has taken into account the accused’s economic condition. Notably, the accused herself is a law graduate.

“The perpetrators of white collar crime are not the lower class citizens of the society but the middle class professionals, higher officials etc. The victims of white collar crime are common people of the society and the nation. The main motive behind white collar crimes is always financial gain and individuals committing these types of crimes enrich themselves illegally.

 Wealth, luxurious life and financial stability motivate the guilty-minded persons to commit such crimes… Corruption crimes committed by public servants are more fatal to the society and the country than ordinary crimes because the consequences of white collar crime are far greater and far-reaching than ordinary crimes,” Judge Vora observed.

The judge said that the crimes of corruption undermine the morale and self-confidence of people while white collar criminals use their experience, position and well-educated mind in a planned manner and misuse the trust and confidence placed on them by the organisation.

Sanjhwani had been absconding during the probe and she was taken into custody only in 2012 after she was detained by Canadian immigration authorities and was deported to India in January 2012.

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BoB, PNB among 6 PSU banks with high NPAs

Non Performing asset (NPA) is a loan or advance for which the principal or interest payment has remained overdue for a period of 90 days or more. According to data from Trendlyne, SBI, Bank of Baroda, and PNB are among the 6 PSU banks that reported the highest NPAs in Q3 of FY24. Here's the list:

Bank of India(BoI)

The net NPA of Bank of India stood at 1.41% in Q3FY24, which is the highest among PSU Banks. The PE ratio of the stock is 9.66. Bank of India has a market cap of Rs 61,870 crore.

Union bank of India

Union Bank of India reported a net NPA of 1.08% in Q3FY24. The PE ratio of the stock is 7.74. The firm's market cap is at Rs 1,02,773 crore.

Punjab National Bank (PNB)

Punjab National Bank (PNB) reported a net NPA of 0.96% in Q3FY24. The PE ratio of the stock is at 17.76. Punjab National Bank's market cap is at Rs 1,35,490 crore.

Bank of Baroda(BoB)

The net NPA ratio of Bank of Baroda stood at 0.7% in the December quarter of FY24. The PE ratio of the stock is 7.3. It has a market cap of Rs 1,38,153 crore.

State Bank of India (SBI) 

The net NPA ratio of the State Bank of India (SBI) stood at 0.64% in Q3FY24. The PE ratio of the stock is 10.26. SBI has a market cap of Rs 6,65,731 crore.

Indian Overseas Bank(IOB)

Indian Overseas Bank reported a net NPA of 0.62% in the December quarter of FY24. The PE ratio of the stock is at 50.36, while its market cap is at Rs 1,26,457 crore.

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