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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs a meeting to review the performance of Public Sector Banks in New Delhi on March 25, 2023..
Various financial, efficiency and health parameters in the banking sector were reviewed...
@nsitharaman chairs the meeting to review performance of Public Sector Banks #PSBs on various financial, efficiency and health parameters," Ministry of Finance tweeted...
"The meeting is also being attended by Union Minister of State for Finance Dr @DrBhagwatKarad, Secretary @DFS_India, Chairman @TheOfficialSBI and MDs & CEOs of Public Sector Banks...
Earlier, emphasising that the Indian banking system is resilient and strong amid the Silicon Valley Bank-led crisis in the U.S. banking system, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar had said startups should opt for Indian banks as their preferred partners...
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