FM Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday asked public sector banks (PSBs) to take advantage of RBI’s jumbo 50 basis points rate cut to increase lending toward productive sectors of the economy.
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During a review of PSBs, Sitharaman asked their chiefs to maintain profitability momentum in FY26, sources said. Cumulative profit of 12 PSBs rose to record Rs 1.78 lakh crore in FY25, registering a growth of 26 per cent over the previous year.
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