Finance Minister unveils 4th edition of Public Sector Bank Reforms Agenda – EASE 4.0 – Reviews performance of public sector banks – Announces EASE 3.0 award winners

Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman today on 25th August 2021 unveiled the fourth edition of the Public Sector Bank (PSB) Reforms Agenda ‘EASE 4.0’ for 2021-22 – tech-enabled, simplified, and collaborative banking. She unveiled the annual report for the PSB Reforms Agenda EASE 3.0 for 2020-21 and participated in the awards ceremony to felicitate best performing banks on EASE 3.0 Banking Reforms Index.

Credit flow to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Sector

RBI issued instructions to all the Financial Institutions including Banks, Cooperative Banks, NBFC’s and other FI’s to initiate necessary action for reclassification of enterprises as per the new definition w.e.f July 1, 2020 and issue necessary instructions to your branches/controlling offices in this regard,

RBI Governor meets MD & CEOs of Public and Private Sector Banks & Representatives of NBFCs and Mutual Funds over Video Conference

RBI Governor meets MD & CEOs of Public and Private Sector Banks, NBFCs & Mutual Funds to review theCurrent Economic condition, over Video Conference. Credit flows to different sectors of the economy, including liquidity to Non-Banking Financial Companies, Micro Finance Institutions, Housing Finance Companies, Mutual Funds, etc.;Post lockdown strategies for supply of credit, including working capital, to MSMEs, traders and bottom of pyramid customers in semi-urban, rural and urban areas; Impact of measures taken by the Reserve Bank with regard to the provision of liquidity etc.

Seventh Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2019-20 – Resolution of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Reserve Bank of India

A day after Modi govt began its economy rescue in right earnest with a Rs 1.70 lakh crore coronavirus counter, the Reserve Bank of India joined the big fight today with a host of measures aimed at minimising the damage from Covid-19.
These measures come just hours after Moody’s Investors Service cut India’s growth forecasts for 2020 calendar year to 2.5% from 5.3%. The MPC decided by 4-2 majority to reduce repo rate by 75 basis points to 4.4 per cent. The reverse repo rate was cut by 90 bps to 4 per cent, creating an asymmetrical corridor.

Public Sector Bank’s are all set to start doorstep banking service

पब्लिक सेक्टर बैंक (PSB) अपने लाखों ग्राहकों के लिए डोरस्टेप बैंकिंग सेवा शुरू करने जा रहे हैं। इस सुविधा का उपयोग कर ग्राहक पैसा डिपोजिट और विड्रॉ दोनों कर सकेंगे।इससे पहले भारतीय स्टेट बैंक (SBI) ने अपने ग्राहकों के लिए डोर-स्टेप बैंकिंग सुविधा शुरू की थी। अब सीनियर सिटीजंस, दिव्यांगों और अन्य स्पेशल लोगों को बैंक नहीं जाना पड़े इसे देखते हुए ये सविधा शुरू की गई थी। इस नई सेवा के तहत लोग घर बैठे ही रुपए के लेन-देन समेत बैंक के तमाम काम कर सकते हैं। इसके लिए ग्राहक को एसबीआई की होम ब्रांच में जाकर अपना रजिस्ट्रेशन करना होता है।

10 public sector banks merged into four

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces 4 mega bank mergers. FM said that the creation of next-generation banks was imperative for India to become a $5 trillion economy in the next five years. The reforms in the banking sector come after the government announced a slew of measures to revive growth in the Indian economy.

Financial Stability Report – June 2019 -RBI

The Reserve Bank of India today released the 19th issue of the Financial Stability Report (FSR). The FSR reflects the collective assessment of the Sub-Committee of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) on risks to financial stability, as also the resilience of the financial system. The Report also discusses issues relating to development and regulation…

Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies

RBI has released Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies on 6th June 2019 which sets out various developmental and regulatory policy measures for strengthening regulation and supervision; broadening and deepening the financial markets; and improving payment and settlement systems. I. Regulation and Supervision 1. Leverage Ratio for Banks In order to mitigate risks of excessive leverage,…

Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility

Amalgamation of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda has been notified vide Gazette of India Notification G.S.R. 2(E) dated January 2, 2019. The Notification called the ‘Amalgamation of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda Scheme, 2019’ has come into force on April 1, 2019. In view of the above,…