While the finance minister wants banks to increase rural footprint, reaching unbanked areas digitally offers a low-risk option for the banks.
The monthly average GST collections are in the range of Rs 1.11 lakh crore and Rs 1.12 lakh crore.
The announcement was made in line with the proposal to set up the NARCL to aggregate the toxic assets that have been lying for a long time.
For a speedy and efficient non-performing assets' resolution, IBA has drafted a proposal for the creation of the bad bank, last year.
During the Covid crisis, the government was able to distribute Rs 15,00 in three installments to the poor into their bank accounts.
She said the government is engaging with the stakeholders to ensure the economy's revival happens without any further roadblocks
This would be the first meeting of the FSDC in the current fiscal year. So far, 23 meetings have been convened.
The government also hiked the contribution of public sector banks for employee pensions under NPS to 14% from 10% earlier.
Finance Minsiter Nirmala Sitharaman said banks should work with all state governments to push the one district, one product’ agenda.
EASE 4.0: Debashish Panda, secretary, DoFS, said contribution for employee pensions under NPS hiked to 14% from 10% earlier