(a) the number of Public Sector Banks (PSBs)/Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) functioning in the country, bank-wise;
(a) whether a large number of posts are vacant in various PSBs/RRBs and if so, the details thereof; and
(b) the action taken to fill up the vacant posts expeditiously?
The Finance Minister (Shri Arun Jaitely)
(a) to (c): A statement is laid on the table of the house.
LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 65 FOR ANSWER ON THE 27TH FEBRUARY, 2015 REGARDING ‘VACANCIES IN BANKS’ TABLED BY SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE AND MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN, MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT.
(a) : There are 27 Public Sector Banks(PSBs) and 56 Regional Rural Banks(RRBs) functioning in the country, the details of which are given in Annexure-I and Annexure-ll respectively.
(b) : Recruitment in PSBs/RRBs is a dynamic process which depends upon business volume, business growth, employee strength and retirements etc. Accordingly, banks undertake recruitment of staff to fill vacancies on ongoing basis as per their requirements. The details of the vacancies/recruitment (including those under process) in PSBs/RRBs for the 2014-15 are at Annexure-lll.
(c) : The PSBs/RRBs have been granted managerial autonomy in the matters related to Human Resources (HR) including recruitment and PSBs assess/anticipate vacancies and intimate the same to Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) well in advance. IBPS completes the selection process before the financial year is over. RRBs conduct their recruitment process to fill the vacancies accordingly.