State Bank of India Act, 1955
5. Issued capital
(1) The issued capital of the State Bank shall, on the appointed
day, be five crores, sixty-two lakhs and fifty thousand rupees divided into
five lakhs, sixty two thousand and five hundred shares, all of which shall, on
the appointed day stand allotted to the Reserve Bank in lieu of the shares of
the Imperial Bank 8[transferred to and vested in it under section
6].
(2) The Central Board may from time to time increase the issued
capital but no increase in the issued capital shall be made in such a manner
that the Reserve Bank holds at any time less than fifty-five per cent. of the
issued capital of the State Bank.
(3) No increase in the issued capital beyond twelve crores and
fifty lakhs of rupees shall be made under sub-section (2) without the previous
sanction of the Central Government.