Bank of Baroda (BoB), a major public sector bank, concluded the 7th edition of its flagship rural outreach programme, 'Baroda Kisan Pakhwada', sanctioning agriculture loans worth more than Rs 3,300 crore, the Bank said in a release on Thursday.
M Nagaraju, Secretary, Department of Financial Services (DFS), chaired a meeting on Wednesday and reviewed 20 randomly selected public grievances resolved by Public Sector Banks (PSBs) and insurance companies to assess resolution quality.
Indian Public Sector Banks (PSBs) have recorded their highest-ever aggregate net profit of Rs 1.41 lakh crore in the financial year 2023-24, the Ministry of Finance said in a release on Sunday.
The Gross NPA ratio of public sector banks has declined to 3.12 per cent in September 2024 from 4.97 per cent in March 2015 and from a peak of 14.58 per cent in March 2018, the government said in a statement Thursday, reaffirming the good health in the banking system.
"PSBs were treated as 'ATMs' for their cronies and shady businessmen. It was actually during the UPA regime when bank employees were harassed and forced to give loans to cronies through "phone banking" by the then Congress-led UPA Govt functionaries," Sitharaman said.
Noting that all public sector banks are turning profitable, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday that banks are being professionally run under the Modi government and the total branches of all scheduled commercial banks have increased by 3,792 in a year to reach 1,65,501 in
The Indian Public Sector Banks (PSBs) reported a robust performance in the first half of the financial year 2024-25, with aggregate business standing at Rs 236.04 lakh crore, showing 11 per cent Year on Year growth, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday.
The net profit of public sector banks has surpassed that of private sector banks by a wide margin on a Year-on-Year basis, highlighted a report by the State Bank of India.
The Department of Financial Services (DFS) which functions under the Finance Ministry reviewed the progress of credit disbursement to agri-allied activities such as animal husbandry, dairying and fisheries with Public Sector Banks (PSBs), NABARD and State/ UT Level Bankers' Committee.
As the earnings season for the second quarter of FY25 unfolds, public sector banks (PSBs) are expected to see a slight dip in profits compared to the previous quarter, according to a report by Motilal Oswal.
Tight liquidity conditions and strong credit growth, outpacing deposit accumulation, have prompted banks to turn to bond markets to meet their funding requirements. As of FY2025 year-to-date (YTD), banks have issued Rs. 767 billion in bonds, reflecting a 225 per cent year-on-year increase an
During deliberations on the deposit mobilisation, the Union Finance Minister stated that while the credit growth has picked up, mobilisation of deposits could further be improved to fund the credit growth sustainably