Public Sector Undertakings (Banks) are a major type of government owned banks in India, where a majority stake (i.e. more than 50%) is held by the

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of the

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or State Ministry of Finance of various

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. The shares of these government-owned-banks are listed on stock exchanges. Their main objective is social welfare

History

Emergence of public sector banks

The Central Government entered the banking business with the nationalization of the Imperial Bank of India in 1955. A 60% stake was taken by the

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and the new bank was named

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. The seven other state banks became subsidiaries of the new bank in 1959 when the
State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act, 1959
' was passed by the

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. The next major government intervention in banking took place on 19 July 1969 when the

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government nationalised an additional 14 major banks. The total deposits in the banks nationalised in 1969 amounted to 50 crores. This move increased the presence of nationalised banks in India, with 84% of the total branches coming under government control.

Before the economic liberalisation

The share of the banking sector held by the public banks continued to grow through the 1980s, and by 1991 public sector banks accounted for 90% of the banking sector. A year later, in March, 1992, the combined total of branches held by public sector banks was 60,646 across India, and deposits accounted for ₹1,10,000 crore. The majority of these banks was profitable, with only one out of the 21 public sector banks reporting a loss.

Liberalisation in the 2000s

The nationalised banks reported a combined loss of ₹1160 crores. However, the early 2000s saw a reversal of this trend, such that in 2002-03 a profit of ₹7780 crores by the public sector banks: a trend that continued throughout the decade, with a ₹16856 crore profit in 2008–2009.

Mergers

The consolidation of SBI-associated banks started first by State Bank of India merging its subsidiary

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with itself on 13 August 2008. Thereafter it merged

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with itself on August 27, 2010. The remaining subsidiaries, namely the State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur, State Bank of Hyderabad,

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and State Bank of Travancore, and

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were merged with State Bank of India with effect from 1 April 2017.

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and

Dena Bank Dena Bank was a government-owned bank that in 2019 merged with Bank of Baroda. It was headquartered in Mumbai and had 1,874 branches. The bank was founded in 1938 as a privately owned Bank. In 1969 the Government of India nationalized ''Dena Ban ...

were merged into Bank of Baroda in 2018.

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was categorised as a private bank with effect from January 2019. On 30 August 2019, Finance Minister

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announced the government's plan for further consolidation of public sector banks:

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's merger with

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(anchor bank -

); Punjab National Bank's merger with

Oriental Bank of Commerce Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) was an Indian public sector bank headquartered at Gurgaon, Haryana. It had 2390 branches and 2625 ATMs across India. In April 2020, the bank along with United Bank of India has been merged with Punjab National ...

and United Bank (anchor bank - Punjab National Bank); Union Bank of India's merger with

Andhra Bank Andhra Bank was a medium-sized public sector bank (PSB) of India, with a network of 2885 branches, 4 extension counters, 38 satellite offices and 3798 automated teller machines (ATMs) as of 31 March 2019. During 2011–12, the bank entered t ...

and

Corporation Bank Corporation Bank was a public-sector banking company headquartered in Mangalore, India. The bank had a pan-Indian presence. Presently, the bank has a network of 2,432 fully automated CBS branches, 3,040 ATMs, and 4,724 branchless banking uni ...

(anchor bank - Union Bank of India); and

Canara Bank Canara Bank is an Indian public sector bank under the control and ownership of Ministry of Finance, Government of India. Established in 1906 at Mangalore by Ammembal Subba Rao Pai, the bank also has offices in London, Dubai and New York. His ...

's merger with

Syndicate Bank Syndicate Bank was one of the oldest and major commercial banks of India. It was founded by Upendra Ananth Pai, T. M. A. Pai and Vaman Srinivas Kudva. At the time of its establishment, the bank was known as Canara Industrial and Banking Syndi ...

(anchor bank -

). The mergers took effect from 1 April 2020.

Central Public Sector Undertakings (Banks)

; Nationalized Banks (Government Shareholding %, as at end-March 2022) #

(57.59%) #

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(63.97%) #

(62.93%) # Punjab National Bank (73.15%) #

(79.86%) # Union Bank of India (83.49%) #

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(81.41%) #

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(93.08%) # Bank of Maharashtra (90.90%) #

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(95.39%) #

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(96.38%) # Punjab and Sind Bank (98.25%) Presently there are 43 Regional Rural Banks in India Since 1 April 2020 Andhra Pradesh * Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank *Chaitanya Godavari Gramin Bank *Saptagiri Gramin Bank Arunachal Pradesh *Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank Assam * Assam Gramin Vikash Bank Bihar * Dakshin Bihar Gramin Bank *

Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank is a regional rural bank (RRB) in the State of Bihar, India. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Finance, Government of India. It is one of the largest regional rural banks in India in terms of branch network, staff ...

Chhattisgarh *Chhattisgarh Rajya Gramin Bank Gujarat *Baroda Gujarat Gramin Bank *Saurashtra Gramin Bank Haryana *Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank Himachal Pradesh *Himachal Pradesh Gramin Bank Jammu and Kashmir *J&K Grameen Bank *Ellaquai Dehati Bank Jharkhand *

Jharkhand Rajya Gramin Bank Jharkhand Rajya Gramin Bank (JRGB) is a Regional Rural Bank (RRB_). The bank was established on 1 April 2019 with the amalgamation of the erstwhile V''ananchal Gramin Bank'' and erstwhile J''harkhand Gramin Bank'' under the provisions of RRB A ...

Karnataka *Karnataka Gramin Bank * Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank Kerala *

Kerala Gramin Bank Kerala Gramin Bank (KGB) is a Regional Rural Bank (RRB), headquartered at Malappuram in Kerala, India. The bank is jointly owned by Central and State Governments & sponsored by Canara Bank. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Finance , ...

Madhya Pradesh *

Madhyanchal Gramin Bank Madhyanchal Gramin Bank is a regional rural bank in India. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Finance , Government of India. It was formed by merging three rural banks in the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India namely Madhya Bharat ...

*Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank Maharashtra *

Maharashtra Gramin Bank Maharashtra Gramin Bank is an Indian Regional Rural Bank (RRB) or Gramin bank, in the State of Maharashtra with its head office is in Aurangabad. It is one of the 43 Gramin banks in India supported by the government that aim to bring banking se ...

*Vidharbha Konkan Gramin Bank Manipur *Manipur Rural Bank Meghalaya *Meghalaya Rural Bank Mizoram * Mizoram Rural Bank Nagaland *Nagaland Rural Bank Odisha * Odisha Gramya Bank * Utkal Grameen Bank Puducherry * Puduvai Bharathiar Grama Bank Punjab *Punjab Gramin Bank Rajasthan *Baroda Rajasthan Kshetriya Gramin Bank *Rajasthan Marudhara Gramin Bank Tamil Nadu * Tamil Nadu Grama Bank Telangana *Telangana Grameena Bank * Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank Tripura * Tripura Gramin Bank Uttar Pradesh * Aryavart Bank * Prathama UP Gramin Bank *Baroda UP Bank Uttarakhand * Uttarakhand Gramin Bank West Bengal *

Paschim Banga Gramin Bank Paschim Banga Gramin Bank is a 'premier regional rural bank in India. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Finance , Government of India. It was established on 26 February 2007Government of India, Notification No.1/4/2006 – RRB dated 26 F ...

* Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank * Uttarbanga Kshetriya Gramin Bank

References

External links

WEBSITES OF BANKS IN INDIA (rbi.org.in)

What are the different types of banks in India
{{Banking in India * Lists of banks in India

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