{"id":302764,"date":"2018-09-17T15:33:37","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T15:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=302764"},"modified":"2018-09-17T15:33:38","modified_gmt":"2018-09-17T15:33:38","slug":"centre-announces-merger-of-vijaya-bank-dena-bank-and-bank-of-baroda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/centre-announces-merger-of-vijaya-bank-dena-bank-and-bank-of-baroda\/","title":{"rendered":"Centre announces merger of Vijaya Bank,  Dena Bank, and Bank of Baroda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/centre-announces-merger-of-vijaya-bank-dena-bank-and-bank-of-baroda\/arun-jaitley-bank\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-302765\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-302765 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/arun-jaitley-bank-300x206.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"757\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/09\/arun-jaitley-bank-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/09\/arun-jaitley-bank-768x527.png 768w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/09\/arun-jaitley-bank-100x70.png 100w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/09\/arun-jaitley-bank-218x150.png 218w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/09\/arun-jaitley-bank-696x478.png 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/09\/arun-jaitley-bank-612x420.png 612w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/09\/arun-jaitley-bank.png 915w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/><\/a>The Centre on September 17 announced the plans to merge three national banks &#8211; Dena Bank, Vijaya Bank and Bank of Baroda.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Finance Minister while directing their respective boards to consider the proposal said, &#8220;The Alternative Mechanism made the decision today and it has been proposed to the individual bank boards to take a decision. Boards would meet and after consultation take appropriate action.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Finance minister further said, &#8220;This will hopefully create another mega bank which will be sustainable. The amalgamated entity would increase banking operations and its ability to go for further consolidation.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;Merger of the three banks will make this the third largest bank of the country,&#8221; Rajiv Kumar, Secretary Department of Financial Services (DFS), said during a media briefing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">DFS Kumar said that the three banks will continue to work independently after the merger. He added that the merger would help improve operational efficiency and customer services. This will set an example for the next generation of strategic banking reforms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Amalgamation of three banks will results in:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">It will become third largest bank in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">It will become the strong competitive bank with economies of scale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">It will protect the interests of the employees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">It will preserve the brand equity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">It will ensure capital support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">It will position for substantial rise in customer base, market reach, operational efficiency and wider bouquet of products and services for customers.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Centre on September 17 announced the plans to merge three national banks &#8211; Dena Bank, Vijaya Bank and Bank of Baroda. Finance Minister while directing their respective boards to consider the proposal said, &#8220;The Alternative Mechanism made the decision today and it has been proposed to the individual bank boards to take a decision. 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