Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das has asked public sector banks (PSBs) to extend credit while observing prudential norms without getting excessively conservative. He highlighted the importance of PSBs for the economy at all times and especially at the current juncture in helping meet broader economic goals. He also emphasised the need for further strengthening various aspects of banking, including underwriting standards, capacity building, use of technology and governance.
Ahead of the monetary policy review, Das met heads of PSBs and conveyed to them the regulator's expectation from the banking sector in general and public sector banks in particular, and also to get from them their understanding of the current banking situation, and to get an understanding about the future outlook, the sense they have.
Meanwhile, the RBI is scheduled to announce its sixth bi-monthly monetary policy for 2018-19 on February 7. It would be the first monetary policy review under the new RBI Governor. It is widely expected that the RBI would cut interest rate in its upcoming review meeting.
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