function of public sector in india
Public sector banks are banks that are owned by the government of India. The most important use of public sector banks is the fact that, it is used by the government to dispense the pension amounts for the retired employees of state and central government if India.
State Bank of India
Classification of Banks in India is done into four main classes. The classes include commercial banks, savings banks, public sector banks and private sector banks.
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The term public sector banks is used commonly in India. This refers to banks that have their shares listed in the stock exchanges NSE and BSE and also the government of India holds majority stake in these banks. They can also be termed as government owned banks.
A Public Sector bank is one in which, the Government of India holds a majority stake. It is as good as the government running the bank.Since the public decide on who runs the government, these banks that are fully/partially owned by the government are called public sector banks.
Reserve bank of India not only regulates the public sector banks in India, but also the private banks and international banks that operate inside India. Reserve Bank of India supervises/oversees the banking operations of all banks in India. They are responsible for the proper functioning of all the banks and they are also the lender to the banks (The place where banks go to borrow money if they are short of funds). They also decide the lending and deposit rates for all banks in the country.
study the working of a commercial banks in india by studying the working of the branch office of any public sector commercial banks
The leading banks in India are as follows and in order: Public Sector Banks: 1. State Bank of India 2. Punjab National Bank 3. Bank of Baroda Private Sector Banks 1. ICICI Bank 2. HDFC Bank
The first nationalized or public sector bank of India was State Bank of India. It was nationalized in the year 1955. Subsequently many banks were nationalized in the year 1969 and some more in 1980. SBI is also the largest bank in India.
Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) form the subset of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs). In India, PSUs are classified as PSEs, Central PSEs and Public Sector Banks. CPSEs are further classified as 'strategic' and 'non-strategic'. Public Sector Banks include Financial Institutions (LIC, UTI etc.) as well. According to the Annual Survey Report (2010-11) of PSUs, there are 248 CPSEs in India as of March 31, 2011.