Remaining six PSBs to soon come out of RBI's PCA framework: Jaitley

01 Mar 2019 Evaluate

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has expressed hopes that the remaining six public sector banks (PSBs) under the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) prompt corrective action (PCA) framework will soon come out of it with the government commitment of support to them. He said that the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) has been a success story and the government has maintained arm's length distance from the processes being followed.

The minister stated that the norms of banking have changed and now decisions are based on merit and professionalism. He said “I'm conscious of the fact that you (public sector banks) are working in a competitive environment and you are still bound by certain restriction. Your public and social responsibility is much higher than your private sector competitors”. He also asked the PSBs lenders to consider themselves independent while discharging their professional and commercial functions.

Talking about the IBC, Jaitley said that any instance of interference from the government in the process would discredit the whole process and bring a bad name to the wonderful reform. He said “IBC everybody concedes has been a success story and it helped bring back Rs 2.85 lakh crore into the banking system ... In an evolving society there is desire to become more ethical. Of course, the carrot part also worked that you can't be a fugitive and get away with it. There is a law dealing with them.”

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