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PSU banks to bring down govt equity to 52%
The Finance Ministry has asked the public sector banks to gradually reduce the government’s equity to 52 per cent. Currently, some of the public sector banks have government’s holding beyond 75 per cent. Why the disinvestment? The decision to bring down the government’s equity to 52 per cent was taken due to the following reasons: ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Topics: Finance Ministry • Public Sector Banks • SEBI • Securities and Exchange Board of India • Securities and Exchange Board of India Act 1992
Public Sector Banks in India
Public Sector Banks in India refers to those banks in which the Government equity / shareholding is more than 50%. At present, there are 22 Public Sector Banks in India of which 21 are scheduled commercial banks while one viz. India Post Payment Bank is a payment bank. These along with their current government equity ..
Topics: 32661 • IDBI Bank • Immediate Payment Service • India • Indian Bank • Indian Overseas Bank • ORIENTAL BANK OF COMMERCE • Public Sector Banks • Public Sector Banks in India • Punjab & Sind Bank • Punjab National Bank • State Bank of India • Syndicate Bank • UCO Bank • Union Bank of India • United Bank of India • Vijaya Bank
Public sector banks to come out of PCA framework by end of 2018: Government
Union Government is expecting that public sector banks (PSBs) placed under RBI’s Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework will come out of it by the end of this year. As many as 11 out of 21 state-owned banks are currently under PCA framework. Reasons Operational performance of PSBs has improved in April-June 2018 quarter, with steep ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Topics: Banking • Business • Economy • National • PCA framework • Prompt Corrective Action • PSBs • Public Sector Banks
Banks Board Bureau recommends elevation of 15 executive directors as MD PSU bank
The Banks Board Bureau (BBB) has recommended 15 executive directors to be elevated as managing directors (MD) at various public sector banks (PSBs). It was headed by former Department of Personnel and Training Secretary B P Sharma. These recommendations were based on interactions held by BBB and are subject to various clearances. The Appointments Committee ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2018
Topics: appointments • Banking • Banks Board Bureau • National • PSBs • Public Sector Banks
Bhanu Pratap Sharma replaces Vinod Rai as chairman of Banks Board Bureau
The Union Finance Ministry has reconstituted Banks Board Bureau (BBB) and appointed former bureaucrat Bhanu Pratap Sharma as its chairman. It will replace earlier BBB headed by former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai as its two-year term ended in March 2018. The reconstituted BBB will have two-year tenure, same as its predecessor. Members ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Topics: Banking • Banks Board Bureau • Bhanu Pratap Sharma • Fiance Ministry • Persons in News • Public Sector Banks