Recruitment process in Public Sector Banks – 25% retirement till 2020

QUESTION NO 896

Recruitment process in PSBs

896 Shri Balwinder Singh Bhunder
Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to satate :-

(a) whether it is a fact that by 2020 around 35 percent of Officers/employees of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) would retire from service;

(b) if so, what preparations have been done by Bank; bank-wise to timely notify the vacancies and by IBPS to speed up recruitment process with a view to timely fill the vacancies;

(c) whether the Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued any direction in this regards; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a) The percentage of officers/employees that would retire by the year 2020 differ in Public Sector Banks (PSBs). On an average, about 25% of officers and employees would retire by the year 2020 in PSBs.

(b) PSBs assess/anticipate vacancies including retirements annually and take necessary action to fill the same including intimating their requirement to Institute of Banking Personnel Selection(IBPS) for making allotment well in advance.

(c) & (d): Yes, Sir. Government has granted managerial autonomy to the PSBs in the matters related to Human Resource (HR) including recruitment. Government has also advised all PSBs to prepare a succession plan.

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Source: HINDI_VERSION