Dinesh Kumar Khara

SBI Chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara stressed that the Rs 5 lakh crore excludes housing loans, where the bank has the numero uno position in the market.

SBI Chairman Dinesh Khara said improvement in capacity utilisation to 74 per cent from 69 per cent shows that economy is geared for its natural growth

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that banks need to be more customer-friendly in their approach so that credit availing becomes simpler

The economy had shown "resilience to come out from the downturn" and there was some positive traction towards the end of first quarter of this fiscal, Mr Khara said.

SBI is witnessing credit growth of around 6-7 per cent, while business is "70-80 per cent back to pre COVID-19 levels," for the bank, Dinesh Kumar Khara, Chairman, SBI said.

The government on Tuesday appointed senior banker Dinesh Kumar Khara as the chairman of the State Bank Of India.

Dinesh Kumar Khara took up his current role in August 2016 for a three-year period, which was extended for another two years last year.

The bank is currently headed by Rajnish Kumar, whose tenure is slated to end on 7 October

"As per the Finance Ministry, the merger of BMB with SBI has been approved. We are awaiting the date of merger. The effective date of merger will come in the notification," SBI Managing Director Dinesh Kumar Khara said.

SBI MD Dinesh Kumar Khara said that though the banking sector is prepared for the worst, whatever be the regulatory guidelines, it is also putting forth its viewpoint.

SBI Chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara stressed that the Rs 5 lakh crore excludes housing loans, where the bank has the numero uno position in the market.

SBI Chairman Dinesh Khara said improvement in capacity utilisation to 74 per cent from 69 per cent shows that economy is geared for its natural growth

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that banks need to be more customer-friendly in their approach so that credit availing becomes simpler

The economy had shown "resilience to come out from the downturn" and there was some positive traction towards the end of first quarter of this fiscal, Mr Khara said.

SBI is witnessing credit growth of around 6-7 per cent, while business is "70-80 per cent back to pre COVID-19 levels," for the bank, Dinesh Kumar Khara, Chairman, SBI said.

The government on Tuesday appointed senior banker Dinesh Kumar Khara as the chairman of the State Bank Of India.

Dinesh Kumar Khara took up his current role in August 2016 for a three-year period, which was extended for another two years last year.

The bank is currently headed by Rajnish Kumar, whose tenure is slated to end on 7 October

"As per the Finance Ministry, the merger of BMB with SBI has been approved. We are awaiting the date of merger. The effective date of merger will come in the notification," SBI Managing Director Dinesh Kumar Khara said.

SBI MD Dinesh Kumar Khara said that though the banking sector is prepared for the worst, whatever be the regulatory guidelines, it is also putting forth its viewpoint.