Why Did Public Sector Bank Mergers in India Happening?
It’s easier to count the number of stars in the sky than counting the number of public sector banks in India. There are so many! State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda, Dena Bank, Allahabad bank, Bank of India and the list goes on. In order to create “NextGen Banks”, the present finance minister of India, Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman on behalf of the finance ministry, has decided to merge 10 public sector banks into four. This decision is a result to give more boost to public sector banks by having more control over them. Some, not so popular public sector banks, were not so adaptive on the technology front, because of which many Indian customers were having difficulties. Following are the reasons behind the merger strategy: Efficiency in Operations: It is difficult for the government to manage so many public sector banks. Managing a lot of banks increases the cost due to which operations becomes very difficult. More manpower will be required to continue the ...