NEW DELHI : The biggest-ever consolidation exercise in the public sector banking space effected on Wednesday will mark a new dawn for the Indian banking sector, the Finance Ministry said on Wednesday.
Six public sector banks (PSBs) namely Oriental Bank of Commerce, United Bank of India, Syndicate Bank, Andhra Bank, Corporation Bank and Allahabad Bank lost their individual identity as they were merged into four bigger lenders with the objective to make them globally competitive. "PSBs' amalgamation today will mark a new dawn for #IndianBanking.
Bigger & stronger PSBs to to offer faster loan processing, banking @ home, need-driven credit & specialized products for customers," the Department of Financial Services, which comes under the