State-owned Central Bank of India is aiming to mobilise over ₹3,500 crore from recovery from bad loans as part of measures to improve its balance sheet during FY27.

"We are having about ₹32,000 crore in technical written-off account. In FY26, the bank recovered ₹2,270 crore from written-off loan accounts. We are expecting ₹2,300-2,500 crore recovery from written off loans during this financial year too and it will play an important role in improvement in our bottom line," Central Bank of India MD & CEO Kalyan Kumar told PTI in an interview.

During the financial year, he said, total recovery should be anywhere between ₹3,500 crore and ₹4,000 crore.

The bank had made total recovery of ₹3,307 crore during financial year ended March 2026.

The Mumbai-headquartered bank has launched special One Time Settlement schemes, especially for Agri accounts and also intensified recovery campaigns, including property expos and SARFAESI action.

Kumar further said the bank plans to roll out wealth management and credit card business in the second half of the current fiscal to ramp up its fee income.

The bank has obtained board approval for the same.

"Now, we are in the process of issuing RFP (Request for Proposal) for onboarding those who are having expertise so that...we can start this business. In this year, I understand by middle of the year we should be in a position to launch this business," he said.

Besides, he said, the bank is planning to launch other products that can improve the non-interest income.

For corporate customers, he said, "cash management services play a very important role. That product is under development with us and by August, we are going to launch it...We are having centralized forex sale through that LC (Letter of Credit) and LG (Letter of Guarantee) business and also forex business we are starting." To begin with, Kumar said, the bank would target its own corporate customers who are availing these facilities from other banks.

Recently, Central Bank of India paid the fourth interim dividend at the rate of 6 per cent for 2025-26.

With this, the bank’s cumulative interim dividend declared for 2025-26 stands at 12 per cent, including interim dividends aggregating to 6 per cent declared for the first three quarters of 2025-26. Total dividend payout to Government of India for FY26 stands at Rs 969.64 crore.

The dividend payout reflects the bank’s strong financial performance, improved profitability and continued commitment towards creating value for all stakeholders while contributing to the nation’s economic growth.

Published on June 4, 2026