
PNB expects Rs 3,800 cr recovery from Bhushan Power resolution; sees good amount from DHFL too
NEW DELHI: State-owned (PNB) is expecting to recover a substantial Rs 3,800 crore from Bhushan Power and Steel under debt resolution in NCLT, which will help it achieve the target of Rs 8,000 crore cash recoveries during this fiscal, its managing director and CEO S S Mallikarjuna Rao said. Besides, the city-based lender also hopes to make good recovery of its exposure in crisis-hit , which is undergoing a resolution process currently. Sticking to the bank's previous guidance on restricting the gross NPAs below 14 per cent and net NPAs lower than 5 per cent by the end of the current fiscal, Rao said there has been an improvement in collection efficiency as well in January after a dampened December. Across the banking industry, the collections were much better in October and November, befor...