Removal of threshold may allow PE firms to own over 10% stake in state-run banks
Industry body IBA has invited bids from advisory firms and institutes to design and deliver a leadership development programme for public sector banks (PSBs)
The government is exploring several options to address the issue for enabling privastisation of PSBs
The government is mulling an amendment that will allow the Centre a total exit from banks, fully privatising PSBs, a report said
It is also in talks with insurance behemoth Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) to start the onboarding process
Banks have been asked to put up branches in unbanked villages
Post the announcement of the scheme protests have erupted across several states with the Opposition slamming the centre for hastily drawing up the plan
State-owned lenders to address public queries on credit facility and enrolment for various schemes
Public sector banks will undertake a massive credit outreach drive on Wednesday and will entertain public queries on loan facilities and enrolment in government schemes
Modi said India has developed various financial inclusion platforms and there is a need to create awareness about them for their optimum utilisation
While NITI Aayog has suggested names of two banks for privatisation, Centre is yet to make a provision for the divestment of govt stake sale below 51%
As we celebrate the banks' performance in FY22, let's not throw caution to the wind
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So far, the story reads well. We'll need to wait a couple of years to see how many restructured loans turn bad and whether some banks fall victim to their obsession for growth
This is the first full review meeting after presentation of Budget 2022-23.
In FY22, direct tax collections broke all records, touching Rs 13,81 trillion. Future Retail and Future Enterprises defaulted on loan repayments worth Rs 8,157.97 crore. More in our top headlines:
The government has infused capital amounting to Rs 2,86,043 crore in public sector banks (PSBs) during the last five years and they are sufficiently capitalised, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.
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201,000 loan proposals of Rs 39,580 crore disbursed in the business loan category; 17,791 retail loans amounting to Rs 1,689 crore also disbursed
The futile labour of Indian taxpayers