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India unveils banking reforms committee to support Viksit Bharat 2047
India's finance minister wants India to become a very developed and rich country by the year 2047.
To help make that happen, she is setting up a special group of experts called a committee.
This committee will study how banks work and suggest changes.
Banks are places where people save money and borrow money.
The finance minister says Indian banks are doing very well right now.
She says the number of bad loans, called NPAs, is the lowest it has ever been.
The committee might suggest letting big companies start their own banks.
It might also make it easier for people from other countries to invest in Indian banks.
The government hopes these changes will help the economy grow faster.
This is all part of a big plan called Viksit Bharat 2047.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a high-powered committee to review and reform India's banking sector.
The committee will recommend how banking should evolve to support India's goal of becoming a developed economy by 2047.
Sitharaman said non-performing assets are at their lowest ever, putting banks in a strong position for reforms.
Proposed reforms include allowing large companies to apply for banking licences, incentivising non-bank finance companies to acquire banking permits, and easing foreign investment in state-run banks.
Under the central bank's baseline stress scenario, banks' bad-loan ratio is projected to rise modestly to 1.9 per cent by March 2028 from 1.8 per cent at end-March.
- Who
- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Financial Services Secretary Sanjay Lohia
- What
- Announcement of a high-powered committee to review and reform India's banking sector
- Where
- India
- When
- Monday, at a two-day meeting
- Why
- To support India's transformation into a developed economy under the Viksit Bharat 2047 goal
Key facts
- Finance Minister
- Nirmala Sitharaman
- National Goal
- Viksit Bharat 2047 (developed economy by 2047)
- Announcement
- High-powered committee to review the banking sector
- NPA Status
- Lowest ever in Indian banking history
- Projected Bad-Loan Ratio
- 1.9% by March 2028, up from 1.8% at end-March
- Proposed Reforms
- Large-company banking licences, NBFC banking permits, easier foreign investment in state-run banks
- Financial Services Secretary
- Sanjay Lohia
Quotes
Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance Minister of India
““We’ll be just ready to press the button or pedal to rev up the Indian economy.””
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