Question
With reference to the governance of public sector
banking in India, consider the following statements: Capital infusion into public sector banks by the Government of India has steadily increased in the last decade. To put the public sector banks in order, the merger of associate banks with the parent State Bank of India has been affected. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Solution
Capital infusion into public sector banks by the Government of India has not increased in the last decade. But to put the public sector banks in order, the merger of associate banks with the parent State Bank of India has been affected.
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