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The government has taken various reforms following which asset quality of public sector banks has improved significantly with gross NPA ratio declining from the peak of 14.6 per cent in March 2018 to 5.53 per cent in December 2022, Parliament was informed on Monday. All PSBs are in profit with aggregate profit being Rs 66,543 crore in 2021-22, and that further increased to Rs 70,167 crore in first nine months of current financial year, Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat K Karad said in a written reply to Lok Sabha. At the same time, resilience has increased with provision coverage ratio of PSBs rising from 46 per cent to 89.9 per cent in December 2022, he said, adding capital adequacy ratio of PSBs improved significantly from 11.5 per cent in March 2015 to 14.5 per cent in December 2022. Total market cap of PSBs (excluding IDBI Bank, which was categorised as private sector bank in January 2019) increased from Rs 4.52 lakh crore in March 2018 to Rs 10.63 lakh crore in December ..

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The banking sector was a standout performer in 2022 with the Nifty PSU Bank rallying almost 70 per cent

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The index hit an intra-day high of 4,145.45 before ending at 4,049, up 0.05%; m-cap at close was Rs 9.9 trillion

Fund managers and MF distributors expect net inflows to turn positive after completion of rate hike cycle

What's behind the optimism in India's banking sector?

Commercial banks have clocked a combined profit of almost Rs 60,000 cr in Q2FY23. It was a 59 per cent jump from the year-ago period. What are the reasons for this? Are there headwinds ahead?

Is the tide turning for PSU banks?

Earnings of public sector banks was better-than-expected due to broad-based credit growth. But they are trading 25% higher than historical average. Does this make them investment-worthy at this level?

SBI with its humongous size has reported consistently upbeat performance with this quarter seeing above par growth in earnings and return ratios, said analysts.

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At 09:42 AM, with a market cap of Rs 5.03 trillion, SBI stood at seventh place in the overall market cap ranking of companies, BSE data shows

As part of the financial inclusion drive, public sector banks will open about 300 brick-and-mortar branches in the unbanked areas of various states by December 2022. These new branches will cover all remaining unbanked villages with a population of more than 3,000, according to sources. A Maximum number of 95 branches will be opened in Rajasthan followed by 54 in Madhya Pradesh. The public sector banks will open 38 branches in Gujarat, 33 in Maharashtra, 32 in Jharkhand and 31 in Uttar Pradesh. The progress with regard to the opening of branches in the rural areas was reviewed in the recent meeting of heads of public sector banks with the Financial Services Secretary last month. Banks have been asked to open branches at allocated locations by the respective State Level Bankers' Committee (SLBC) by December 2022, the sources said. Bank of Baroda will open 76 branches, while State Bank of India will establish 60 branches. Financial Inclusion is a national priority of the governmen

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday urged public sector banks to ensure smooth flow of credit to Kisan Credit Card (KCC) holders to boost rural incomes. During the half-day long meeting with the CEOs of public sector banks, she also asked them to help Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) in technology improvement. After the meeting, Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala said the finance minister reviewed the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme and discussed how institutional credit can be made available to the segment. "The meeting was presided over by the finance minister and the issuance of Kisan Credit Card to all those engaged in fishing and dairying sector was discussed. "In another session on Regional Rural Banks, it was decided that the sponsor bank should help them in digitalisation and technology improvement," Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat K Karad said. RRBs, which play an important role in agriculture credit, are sponsored by publi

According to sources, Central Bank of India and Indian Overseas Bank are likely candidates for privatisation

With five state elections in the coming months - Uttar Pradesh and Punjab being the major ones - some populist measures are also not ruled out, analysts said.

Compared to private sector entities, public sector-owned firms are able to get 5-10 basis points finer rates

State-run PSU banks are likely to be in focus today as government plans to shore up capital requirement in Q2; Focus will also be on other corporate results

The stock was up 1.4 per cent at Rs 471 on the BSE in Wednesday's intra-day trade, quoting close to its record high of Rs 471.85 touched on September 17, 2021

Notwithstanding economic disruptions caused by the pandemic, PSBs have managed to raise a record Rs 58,700 crore from markets in FY2020-21 through a mix of debt and equity to enhance capital base.

Scheduled commercial banks were carrying NPAs worth Rs 8.96 trn on their balance sheet at the end of March 2020