List of Government Banks or Public Sector Banks in India 2022

Government Banks or Public Sector Banks are the banks that are owned by the Government of the day. In such banks, the Government of the country is the major shareholder with possession of more than 51% share of the bank. Check here the updated list of the Government banks / Public Sector Banks in India in 2022 along with the complete list of banks that got merged lately. Check the latest updates below. 

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Government Banks in India 2022: News About Mergers 

Banks are a major part of the Indian Economy. These are the place where all transactions legitimately take place. India's economy is managed by the Finance Ministry along with the Reserve Bank of India. Following this, there are 3 categories of banks, namely, Public or Government banks, Private banks, Foreign or International banks. 

The Minister of Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman announced the mergers of Public sector banks as well as the conversion of various public sector banks to private sectors. In the article below, know about various Public Sector Banks of India and how the conversion would affect the Indian economy. Take a look at the Public Sector Banks in India in the picture below.

The Privatization of banks in India is in itself a big topic of discussion as many bankers showed their unhappiness over the issue along with many economists un-supportive of the Government's move. Take a look at the details below. 

Public Sector/ Government Banks in India:

What is a Public Sector Bank in India?

Public Sector Bank is the bank owned by the Government or in which the Government is the major shareholder (of more than 51% in the bank). In 2020 more than 10 public sector banks were merged to make 4 major banks in India. 

The table below mentions the banks that belong to the government sector in 2021:

Amazing Facts about Banks:

1. Central Bank of India is the largest and the oldest commercial bank in India. It was established in 1911.
2. Canara Bank is one of the largest nationalized public sector banks established in 1906.
3. Punjab National Bank's establishment goes way back to 1894.
4. State Bank of India generated revenue of 2110 billion rupees in the past financial year.
5. Punjab and Sind Bank has 1559 branches across India out of which 623 branches are in Punjab state.

Government Banks in India: Old List 

Take a look at the banks that were previously nationalized Government sector banks. 

Details about Government Banks:

Punjab National Bank:

PNB is the first Bank to be called Swadeshi (out of the Swadeshi movement).Its operations were started on April 12, 1985. The bank was first established in Lahore with the authorised capital of 2 lacs. 

Now Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank of India have been merged with PNB.

State Bank of India:

SBI is the largest commercial bank in India. It has the maximum asset, deposit and profits among the banks in India. 

Canara Bank:

It was called the ‘Canara Bank Hindu Permanent Fund’. It was nationalised in 1969 making it Canara Bank and was merged with Syndicate Bank last year.

Central Bank of India

It was established in 1911. This was the financial organization of India or the primary Indian bank that was closely held and managed by Indians.  It was founded by Sir Sorabji Pochkhanawala.

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