Punjab National Bank, on Wednesday, said it has not received any instructions from the Reserve Bank of India to get ready to take over Lakshmi Vilas Bank.

“It is clarified that the bank has not received any such instruction from RBI,” Punjab National Bank said in a regulatory filing.

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