Dena Bank seeks Rs 1,200 crore fresh capital from government

State-run lender Dena BankBSE -0.24 % has sought Rs 1,200 crore capital infusion from government in the current fiscal, a top bank official has said.In the interim Budget, the government had earmarked Rs 11,200 crore for capital infusion in public sector banks during 2014-15 and the new government has ruled out allocating more funds this fiscal for banks."We have asked for Rs 1,200 crore capital from the government but how much we will get we don't know," bank's executive director R K Takkar said.The bank's total capital adequacy ratio stands...

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