The document outlines recommendations from McKinsey & Company for strengthening public sector banks in India. It proposes that smaller public sector banks differentiate their strategic focus and build specialized capabilities. It also recommends that the banks invest in developing employee skills, digitizing processes, strengthening risk management, and expanding partnerships. Additionally, the document lists a 7-point reform agenda for the government, including establishing an independent Bank Board Bureau and Bank Investment Company to reduce government ownership of public sector banks over time.
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Annexure A
Synthesis of discussions Commitment from PSU banks
1 Differentiate strategic focus
Re-orient portfolios for small PSU banks to differentiate, focus on specific niches to build
capabilities and to optimise capital
2 Build people capabilities
Invest in capability building and culture change
Introduce effective performance management systems and incentives
3 Technology enabled transformation
Digitise top 30 processes
Deepen mobile banking penetration
Big data and analytics
4 Strengthen risk management
Establish rule based underwriting for retail and SME, create early warning signals and
multi-channel collections architecture
Move towards risk based pricing (RAROC)
Create/strengthen credit bureau (rural, SME, corporate)
5 Introduce and strengthen partners/non-bank channels
Provide infrastructure support (AEPS and Rupay enablement) and better manage BCs
Explore new partnerships to reach the financially excluded
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Annexure B
Synthesis of discussions 7 point reform agenda for the
Government
Move from state owned to state linked
Adopt Nayak committee report: Establish Bank Board Bureau comprising professionals and
eminent bankers to appoint and empower individual bank boards
Set-up Bank Investment Company; transfer government investment in banks to BIC; overtime
reduce government ownership to <51%
Fully empower banks on HR decisions recruitment, consequence management and
compensation
Create an environment to protect right decisions and minimize interference: Minimize
CVC/CAG/CBI/RTI related issues
Strengthen and ensure implementation of legal framework - DRT/SARFASEI/willful defaulters
Strengthen and simplify processes for credit insurance (e.g., CGTMSE, housing)
Eliminate market distortions: debt waivers, interest rate caps (agri loans <Rs 3 lakh)
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Move from State owned to State Linked
Create Bank Bureau
Bank Bureau to support creation of independent high
performing boards which drive
- Differentiated strategy
- Capital raising
- M&A strategy
- HR strategy
Over time transition into Bank Investment Company
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