Fill vacancies meant for scheduled castes quick: FM Nirmala Sitharaman to PSBs

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday requested public sector banks (PSBs) to fill vacancies of posts meant for individuals belonging to the scheduled castes (SCs) in a time-bound method. At the assessment assembly, it was additionally determined that the Department of Financial Services will undertake a particular drive to handle all pending grievances pertaining to the SC group from October 2.

Sitharaman additionally suggested chiefs of PSBs to look into the necessity for capability constructing and entrepreneurship growth, as SCs represent about 18 per cent of the entire workforce of banks and monetary establishments.

Meanwhile, on the Finance Minister’s Award ceremony for CBDT officers, she mentioned that direct tax collections are sustaining momentum as a consequence of higher compliance due to the efforts of income officers and use of know-how. FE