<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/piyush-goyal-may-present-budget-as-he-gets-additional-charge-of-finance-ministry-192343">Finance Minister Piyush Goyal</a> will meet the CEOs of public sector banks Monday to take stock of the banking sector, and discuss ways to improve their financial health, sources said.

The meeting assumes significance as it comes just three days ahead of the Budget 2019-20, the last from this government before the general elections expected to be held in April-May.

The full-day meeting is likely to be attended by Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das, who is going to announce his first monetary policy review on February 7.

Goyal, who was given additional charge of the finance ministry last Wednesday as <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/arun-jaitley-in-good-health-recovering-rapidly-piyush-goyal-192699">Arun Jaitley is away to the US for treatment</a>, is his expected to discuss a host of issues including credit offtake and bad loan position of lenders.

Among the key issues, sources said, the meeting will review the progress of various schemes of the government being implemented through the government. It will also review the credit flow to MSMEs, agriculture and retail sectors.

Besides, sources said, the meeting will also review the financial performance of the banks for the nine months ended December 2018. 
Non-performing assets (NPAs) would also come up for deliberation, they added.

Public sector banks (PSBs) have seen a decline in bad loans by over Rs 23,000 crore from a peak of Rs 9.62 lakh crore in March 2018 due to various initiatives taken by the government.

At the same time, PSBs have also made a record in the recovery of Rs 60,726 crore in the first half of the current financial year, which is more than double the amount recovered in the corresponding period last year.

According to the latest finance ministry data, non-NPA accounts overdue by 31 to 90 days (Special Mention Accounts 1 &amp; 2) of PSBs have declined by 61 per cent over five successive quarters - from Rs 2.25 lakh crore as of June 2017 to Rs 0.87 lakh crore in September 2018.

In his first stint as finance minister for 100 days last year, Goyal was instrumental in setting up a committee headed by the non-executive chairman of Punjab National Bank Sunil Mehta to examine whether the creation of an asset reconstruction company or asset management company to help in the faster resolution of stressed assets.

Finance Minister Piyush Goyal will meet the CEOs of public sector banks Monday to take stock of the banking sector, and discuss ways to improve their financial health, sources said.

Finance Minister Piyush Goyal will meet the CEOs of public sector banks Monday to take stock of the banking sector, and discuss ways to improve their financial health, sources said. The meeting assumes significance as it comes just three days ahead of the Budget 2019-20, the last from this government before the general elections expected to be held in April-May. The full-day meeting is likely to be attended by Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das, who is going to announce his first monetary policy review on February 7. Goyal, who was given additional charge of the finance ministry last Wednesday as Arun Jaitley is away to the US for treatment, is his expected to discuss a host of issues including credit offtake and bad loan position of lenders. Among the key issues, sources said, the meeting will review the progress of various schemes of the government being implemented through the government. It will also review the credit flow to MSMEs, agriculture and retail sectors. Besides, sources said, the meeting will also review the financial performance of the banks for the nine months ended December 2018. Non-performing assets (NPAs) would also come up for deliberation, they added. Public sector banks (PSBs) have seen a decline in bad loans by over Rs 23,000 crore from a peak of Rs 9.62 lakh crore in March 2018 due to various initiatives taken by the government. At the same time, PSBs have also made a record in the recovery of Rs 60,726 crore in the first half of the current financial year, which is more than double the amount recovered in the corresponding period last year. According to the latest finance ministry data, non-NPA accounts overdue by 31 to 90 days (Special Mention Accounts 1 & 2) of PSBs have declined by 61 per cent over five successive quarters - from Rs 2.25 lakh crore as of June 2017 to Rs 0.87 lakh crore in September 2018. In his first stint as finance minister for 100 days last year, Goyal was instrumental in setting up a committee headed by the non-executive chairman of Punjab National Bank Sunil Mehta to examine whether the creation of an asset reconstruction company or asset management company to help in the faster resolution of stressed assets.

Finance minister Piyush Goyal to meet heads of PSU banks on Monday

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Finance minister Piyush Goyal to meet heads of PSU banks on Monday