Private sector lender, Catholic Syrian Bank (CSB) has planned to channelise Rs 1000 crore in this financial year, said a top official of the bank.

CSB Chairman S Santhanakrishnan said that the mode of doing so would be decided at the next meeting of the board of directors of the bank.

Public issue, rights issue, qualified institutional placement (QIP) are some of the preffered routes to be explored by the bank's board.

He admitted that the bank's performance was not something which is appreciable.

K S Sharma (Hyderabad), V Krishnamorthy and Bobby Jose C were elected as the new directors.