The shares of PSU Bank stocks like Bank of Maharashtra, Punjab National Bank, State Bank of India will be in focus as the government may propose the Banking Governance Bill today. The move aims to make PSU banks professional, competitive, and tech-driven, sources told NDTV Profit.
The bill will also likely ensure PSU banks can finance large projects and not just safeguard public savings. The Bill may look into better board composition, clearer accountability and could also address concerns over pay and talent gaps between public sector banks (PSBs) and private banks, as per sources.
The government wants PSBs to be more competitive by Vision 2047, Separately, the government may consider raising the FDI limit in PSBs from the current 20%. According to reports, the Bill is still being finalised and may take another three to four months before it is ready for introduction in Parliament. However, its formal announcement in the Budget would signal the government's intent to push through one of the most significant structural reforms in the banking sector in years.
Budget 2026 To Be Presented
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2026-27 today and the Economic Survey was tabled on Jan. 29, 2026.
India's Economic Survey said that the country must build "strategic indispensability" as it heads into FY27, with global trade and capital flows now shaped by tariffs and economic statecraft. The survey projects real gross domestic product growth of 6.8% to 7.2% in FY27, and puts FY26 growth at 7.4% in the first advance estimates, with domestic demand driving activity.
India's macro position remains strong, it said, adding that, howver, the external setting has changed. India's performance "has collided with a global system that no longer rewards macroeconomic success with currency stability, capital inflows, or strategic insulation," Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran wrote.
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