Refuting the claim of job cut, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday informed Lok Sabha that there would be no loss of jobs due to merger of public sector banks. He said that there would be no job losses due to merger of the banks and that the move would create a bigger entity like the State Bank of India (SBI).
Earlier this week, employees of Public Sector Banks went on hartal protesting the Cabinet approval of merger of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda.
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During the Question Hour, the minister said that out of the 21 public sector banks, 11 are under PAC (Prompt Corrective Action) framework. PAC is initiated against banks that have high levels of non-performing assets (NPAs).
With regard to recapitalisation of Public Sector Banks (PSBs), the minister said that Rs 51,533 crore has been infused into them in the current financial year till December 31.
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“In the budget estimates of FY 2018-19, Rs 65,000 crore has been allocated for recapitalisation of PSBs and an amount of Rs 51,533 crore has been infused in PSBs till December 31, 2018,” he said.
The minister also said that in recent past, Rs 90,000 crore was allocated in the Union Budget and infused in various PSBs by the government during financial year 2017-18.
