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Why RBI does not allow public sector bank chiefs to serve till 70 years, wonders former SBI chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya
Fri, Jul 22, 2022
Former SBI chairman Bhattacharya clarified that she is all for having reviews and ensuring that people who need to be changed should be changed, but added that one should be given an opportunity with the objective of continuity in mind
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FM Arun Jaitley should focus on rural economy, affordable housing in Budget 2018: Arundhati Bhattacharya
Mon, Jan 29, 2018
Credit growth will take at least two-three quarters to see a revival, while borrowing cost is not going to come down any time soon, said ex-SBI Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya in an exclusive interview to Zee Business.
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Post merger: SBI cuts staff by atleast 10,500 in 1HFY18
Mon, Nov 13, 2017
In 1991, it was suggested that India should have fewer but strong PSBs. Though it was only in May 2016 that effective action to consolidate state-owned banks struck headlines with six associate banks getting merged into State Bank of India.
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Thousands transferred, branches closed, but no major protests in SBI
Tue, Aug 15, 2017
Even the unions that strongly opposed the merger of six banks with SBI and were apprehensive about treatment of incoming staff by the SBI management agree that there is not much of vindictive or arbitrary movement of people till now, making one wonder as to how and why this happened.
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Farm loan waiver could reach Rs 2.6 lakh crore by 2019, report claims
Tue, Jun 06, 2017
Demand for farm loan waiver has increased in many states. It is expected that all states will write- off about $40 billion (Rs 2.6 lakh crore) of farm loans in the run up to 2019 general elections following the ruling BJP's UP and Maharashtra governments' waivers.
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SBI Card: Here are 10 key things about SBI Card Unnati
Fri, Jun 02, 2017
SBI Card had earlier this year launched SBI Card Unnati wherein it has waived off Rs 499 on the subscription of this credit card for the first four years and users have to pay the renewal fee of Rs 499 only from the fifth year of its subscription.
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