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RRBs Ke Liye Naya 3-Saal Ka Plan Shuru!
Yaar, Department of Financial Services (DFS) ne Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) ki performance par nazar rakhne ke liye Viability Plan 2.0 approved kar diya hai. Yeh plan fiscal year 2025-26 se shuru hokar 2027-28 tak chalega. Pichle plan ko extend karte hue, ismein RRBs ki performance monitoring aur governance reforms ko aur strong banane ka aim hai. Yeh focus isliye bhi zaroori hai kyunki financial sector mein abhi bhi challenges hain, aur RRBs ki long-term stability aur efficiency maintain karna important hai.
Performance Ka Assessment Char Pillars Par Hoga
Is plan mein total 30 performance metrics hain jo chaar main areas ko cover karte hain: operational excellence, asset quality, profitability, aur growth. In metrics mein CRAR, credit-deposit ratio, digital adoption, NPA levels, recovery rates, profitability aur government schemes ko implement karne ka tareeka bhi shamil hai. Yeh system desh ke sabhi 28 RRBs ki health check karega.
Haal Ki Tarraki Aur Baki Challenges
Last kuch saalon mein RRBs ki financial health mein kaafi sudhar dekha gaya hai. FY2023-24 mein, inka net profit ₹7,571 crore ka record bana hai, aur NPAs bhi kam hokar 2.4% (FY2023-24) ho gaye hain, jo FY2021-22 mein 4.7% the. CRAR bhi 7.8% (FY21) se 13.7% (FY24) ho gaya hai. Total business ₹11 lakh crore ko paar kar gaya, aur credit-deposit ratio March 2024 tak 71.4% tha, jo acchi funding dikhata hai.
Magar, issues abhi bhi hain. RRBs aksar apne deposits ko rural lending ke bajaye government securities mein invest karna pasand karte hain. Operational costs high hain, technology purani hai, aur employee expenses bhi inefficiencies create karte hain. Digital services mein bhi bahut gap hai kyunki connectivity aur tech limits ki wajah se kai RRBs farmers ko advanced digital services nahi de pa rahe hain. Plus, competition bhi commercial banks aur fintech firms se tough hai.
Purane Issues Aur Future Challenges
Viability Plan 2.0 ka extension dikhata hai ki RRBs mein kuch structural problems hain jo pehle action se fully resolve nahi hui hain. Alag alag bodies jaise RBI, NABARD, sponsoring banks aur state governments ke beech oversight mein kabhi kabhi overlapping responsibilities aur slow decision-making hoti hai. Past governance problems, shareholder contributions aur incentives ke issues ne bhi RRB viability ko affect kiya hai. Mergers ke baad bhi, staff ko job security ko lekar concerns hain, jo potential IPOs ya mergers mein rukavat ban sakte hain. Government subsidies par nirbharta policy changes par depend karti hai aur organic growth ko kam karti hai. Digital gap aur agile financial firms se competition bhi unki long-term relevance ke liye threat hain.