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Which banks are Privatising?

The Centre has already proposed to privatise the Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) and the Central Bank of India, according to reports.. This is part of the Rs 1.75 lakh crore disinvestment scheme of the government that was announced earlier by the authorities for the current fiscal year.

What is green pin Central Bank of India?

Green PIN refers to the new way of generating the Central Bank ATM PIN. The process of PIN generation has become easier and secured with Green PIN. Individual can generate the Central Bank Debit card PIN by visiting the nearest ATM, by sending an SMS, calling the Central Bank customer care or via internet banking.

Will Central Bank of India be Privatised?

“As regards the captioned media news, we do not have any information on privatization of the Bank as on date. There is no such negotiation/event taking place at the Bank,” Central Bank of India said in a regulatory filing.

Is privatisation of state-owned banks in India possible?

The first part of the plan would be to sell majority stakes in Bank of India, Central Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, UCO Bank, Bank of Maharashtra and Punjab & Sind Bank, leading to an effective privatisation of these state-owned lenders, a government official said.

Is government planning to privatise Punjab & Sind Bank?

At present, the government is said to be examining the possibility to privatise Punjab & Sind Bank, Bank of Maharashtra and Indian Overseas Bank, which are currently not part of the existing consolidation programme.

Will India have 4-5 state-owned banks?

“The idea is to have 4-5 government owned banks,” said one senior government official. At present, India has 12 state-owned banks. The government official said that such a plan would be laid out in a new privatisation proposal the government is currently formulating, and this would be put before the cabinet for approval.

Is the government planning to privatise more than half of banks?

The government is looking to privatise more than half of the state-owned banks to reduce the number of state-owned lenders to just five as part of an overhaul of the banking industry, government and banking sources said.