Central Bank of India (CBI) will raise up to Rs 6,500 crore this fiscal through various means, including preferential issue or follow on public offer. The board of directors at a meeting held on Tuesday approved the proposal pending approval from shareholders to raise the equity capital of up to Rs 6,500 crore during 2017-18, CBI said in a regulatory filing. The public-sector lender said the money can be raised through various modes such as preferential issue, qualified institutional placement, rights issue, follow on public offer.