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Why Corporate Houses Should Not be Allowed to Promote Banks: A Reading List
The new proposal by an RBI Internal Working Group to allow large corporate/industrial houses to float banks poses various risks for the banking sector.
In November 2020, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a report of its Internal Working Group, which recommended that large corporate/industrial houses be permitted to promote banks, subject to necessary regulatory amendments.
In a similar vein, it recommended that well-run non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), including those owned by corporate houses, be considered for conversion into full-fledged banks. It also allowed for raising of the cap on promoters’ stake in a private bank from the current 15% to 26%.