New Delhi: In a major reform measure, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced the merger of 10 public sector banks (PSBs) into four entities, which includes the amalgamation of Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank of India with Punjab National Bank.
According to Sitharaman, Canara Bank and Syndicate Bank will be merged into one entity, while Union Bank of India, Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank will be amalgamated into a single entity.
Similarly, Indian Bank and Allahabad Bank will become one entity.
The Finance Minister further said that the Bank of India and Central Bank of India would remain independent.
After the amalgamation, only 12 PSBs will be left in India from the 27 earlier.
Consequent to the merger, Punjab National Bank will become the second largest PSB in India with a total business of Rs 17.5 lakh crore.
Additionally, the total business of the merged entity of Canara Bank and Syndicate Bank will be Rs 15.20 lakh crore. It will become the fourth largest PSB in the country.
Here’s a list of the public sector banks after amalgamation in the descending order of their business size:
1. State Bank of India - Rs 52.05 lakh crore
2. PNB + OBC + United Bank of India - Rs 17.94 lakh crore
3. Bank of Baroda (including Vijaya and Dena) - Rs 16.13 lakh crore
4. Canara Bank + Syndicate Bank - Rs 15.20 lakh crore
5. Union Bank + Andhra Bank + Corporation Bank - Rs 14.59 lakh crore
6. Bank of India - Rs 9.03 lakh crore
7. Indian Bank + Allahabad Bank - Rs 8.08 lakh crore
8. Central Bank of India - Rs 4.68 lakh crore
9. Indian Overseas Bank - Rs 3.75 lakh crore
10. UCO Bank - Rs 3.17 lakh crore
11. Bank of Maharashtra - Rs 2.34 lakh crore
12. Punjab & Sindh Bank: Rs 1.71 lakh crore
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