Bank Of Baroda, Dena Bank, Vijaya Bank To Create India's Third Largest Bank: 10 Points

1. The announcement by the government to merge the three-state-run banks comes amid banks in the country dealing with Rs 8.99 lakh crore worth of non-performing assets (NPAs) - or bad loans - as of December 2017.
2. The merger will be the first-ever three-way consolidation of banks in the country with a combined business of Rs. 14.82 lakh crore, the government said in its press release. The consolidation will help create a strong globally competitive bank with economies of scale and enable realisation of wide-ranging synergies, it noted. 
3. The net NPA (non-performing asset) ratio of the merged entity will stand at 5.71 per cent, as against the PSU bank average of 12.13 per cent, an official release said.
4. Mr Jaitley said the plan was in line with the Budget and the government would continue to provide capital support to the merged entity. Terming the move as a "major economic commercial decision", he hoped that the boards of the three banks would meet soon to take a call on the plan.
5. The government has announced a $32-billion bailout package to help the lenders set aside funds for the soured loans and kickstart new lending.
6. "The government had announced in the budget that consolidation of banks was also in our agenda and the first step has been announced," said Mr Jaitley. He also said that "no employee will face any service conditions which are adverse in nature. The best of the service conditions will apply to all of them."
7. The gross NPAs for the combined entity have started declining, with a fall of Rs 1,048 crore in the fiscal first quarter, it said.
8. It further said that the larger distribution network "will reduce operating and distribution costs with benefits for the amalgamated bank, its customers and their subsidiaries".
9. The network strength of Bank of Baroda will be leveraged to enable customers of Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank to have global access, the government said.
10. The government owns majority stakes in 21 banks that account for more than two-thirds of the banking assets in the country.

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