Govt open to further consolidation of banks depending on needs: Anurag Singh Thakur

10 Feb 2020 Evaluate

Minister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur has said that the government is open to a further consolidation of banks depending on needs. Last year, the government announced a mega plan to merge 10 public sector banks (PSBs) into four with a view to creating fewer and stronger global-sized lenders with robust balance sheets. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) has been successful which has brought back more than Rs 4 lakh crore to the banks. 

Thakur has stated that this exercise will create six global sized banks, effective April, and will bring down the number of public sector banks to 12 from 27 in 2017. He also noted that creation of global sized banks through consolidation will facilitate government's resolve to make India a $5 trillion economy by 2024-25. He added that bigger banks would have wider reach, stronger lending capacity and better products and technology to serve customers of New India.

Talking about government’s move to get LIC listed on the stock exchange, the minister said it will help bring in greater transparency, public participation and also deepen the equity market. With regard to helping the MSME sector, he said, the government has asked the RBI to consider extending debt restructuring window by another year till March 31, 2021. He said more than five lakh MSMEs have benefitted from the restructuring of debt permitted by the Reserve Bank of India last year.

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