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No one will lose job after Bank of Baroda merger: Arun Jaitley

Arun Jaitley said that there would be no job losses due to merger of Bank of Baroda, Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank. He said the cost of lending could also become cheaper as a result.

Arun Jaitley said the curve of non-performing assets (NPA) would go down and that the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code has helped in bringing back around Rs 3 lakh crore into the system. Photo: Nandan Dave/MintPremium
Arun Jaitley said the curve of non-performing assets (NPA) would go down and that the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code has helped in bringing back around Rs 3 lakh crore into the system. Photo: Nandan Dave/Mint

New Delhi: Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said in Lok Sabha that there would be no loss of jobs due to merger of public sector banks. Earlier this week, the Cabinet approved merger of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda. Jaitley 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).

The cost of lending could also become cheaper, he added. 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).

Replying to a supplementary question, Jaitley said the curve of non-performing assets would go down and that the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code has helped in bringing back around 3 lakh crore into the system.

Also read: Merger of Dena Bank, Vijaya Bank, BoB an all-round losing game

Jaitley said that the State Bank of India (SBI) and other public sector banks have been making operational profits. They incurred losses due to provisioning for non-performing assets, he added.

With regard to recapitalisation of Public Sector Banks (PSBs), the minister said that 51,533 crore has been infused into them in the current financial year till December 31.

“In the budget estimates of FY 2018-19, 65,000 crore has been allocated for recapitalisation of PSBs and an amount of 51,533 crore has been infused in PSBs till December 31, 2018," he said.

The minister also said that in recent past, 90,000 crore was allocated in the Union Budget and infused in various PSBs by the government during financial year 2017-18.

This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been updated.

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Published: 04 Jan 2019, 03:17 PM IST
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