INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Nirmala Sitharaman is anticipated to state the results of Ease 3.0 Index for 2020-21Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will meet heads of
public sector banks (PSBs) on Wednesday to evaluate the monetary efficiency of the lenders and progress made by them in supporting the
pandemic-hit economy, sources stated
The conference with MD and CEOs of PSBs presumes significance offered the value of the banking sector in generating need and increasing
consumption.Recently, the financing minister had actually stated the federal government is all set to do whatever required to revive and
support financial development hit by the COVID-19 pandemic
The conference is anticipated to analyze the banking sector and development on the restructuring 2.0 plan revealed by the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI), the sources said, adding that banks might be nudged to press loan development in efficient sectors.The revamped Rs 4.5 lakh
crore Emergency Credit limit Warranty Plan (ECLGS) would also be evaluated throughout the conference likely to be held in Mumbai, the
The finance minister is expected to take stock of the bad loans or non-performing possessions (NPAs) circumstance, and talk about different
recovery procedures by banks, they said.As an outcome of the government's technique of recognition, resolution, recapitalisation and
reforms, NPAs have shown a declining pattern, from Rs 7,39,541 crore on March 31, 2019 to Rs 6,78,317 crore on March 31, 2020 and further to
Rs 6,16,616 crore as on March 31, 2021 (provisionary data)
At the same time, comprehensive actions were taken to control and to impact healing in NPAs, which made it possible for PSBs to recuperate
Rs 5,01,479 crore over the last six fiscal years, the government informed Parliament recently.Besides, Sitharaman is expected to declare the
results of Ease 3.0 Index for 2020-21, they stated, adding that PSBs would be ranked on numerous indexes for the year
Introduced in January 2018, Boosted Gain Access To and Service Quality (Ease) is the common reform program for all public sector banks
focused on institutionalising tidy and wise banking