National Footprint Adds to BoM’s Growth
The bank had the highest growth in total business among PSBs last fiscal, thanks to rapid expansion outside its parent state.
The bank had the highest growth in total business among PSBs last fiscal, thanks to rapid expansion outside its parent state.
Men directors have been replaced with women directors on boards of 4 out of 7 public sector banks.
Frauds in public sector banks were mainly in loan portfolios
The number of financial frauds rose to 5,406 in the first six months of the financial year 2022-23 compared with 4,069 in the corresponding period a year ago.
FM Nirmala Sitharman says PSBs also recovered ₹4,80,111 crore, including a recovery of ₹1,03,045 crore from written-off loans, during this period.
The tenure of CEOs and MDs of public sector banks has been extended to 10 years, subject to superannuation age of 60 years.
An important aspect that is often ignored by researchers proposing privatisation is the role played by PSBs in financial inclusion, says RBI.
The arguments not only lack substance and perspective, they come from "source" or non-official channels with the Centre maintaining a strategic silence.
Aided by strong demand recovery, credit ratio rebounds to 1.33 in H2FY21, from 0.54 in H1FY21. GDP could grow at 11% in FY22, but the resurgence in Covid-19 cases is a key downside risk, says CRISIL.
According to a BofA Securities report, the Covid-19 shock could delay India touching the GDP of Japan by three years. In their latest estimates, it will now happen by 2031 if the economy grows at 9%.