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Option 2 : 2 and 3 only

The correct answer is 2 and 3 only.

Banks Board Bureau

  • It is an Autonomous Body of the Government of India.
  • It is committed to improving the Governance and Boards of public sector financial institutions.
  • The Secretariat of the Bureau currently comprises Secretary and four officers.
  • It is not mandated that the Governor of RBI will be the chairman of the Bank Board Bureau (BBB).
  • Chairman can be any person of such experts who can be appointed by the Central  Government. Hence Statement 1 is incorrect.
  • Department of Financial Services Secretary, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, and Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises are ex-officio members of the BBB.
  • It is empowered to select the heads of Public sector Banks. Hence, Statement 2 is correct.
  • It also helps to develop strategies and capital raising plans. Hence, Statement 3 is correct.

Its functions involve:

  • The broad agenda of the Banks Board Bureau was the administration of state-owned lenders
  • The Banks Board Bureau is mandated to select and appoint Board members for various financial institutions in the public sector.
  • It is also required to undertake activities in the sphere of governance in these institutions.
  • Assisting banks with the strategies to deal with issues of bad loans or stressed assets
  • Suggest plans for consolidation and merger with other banks while they are trapped in the problem of high collective gross NPAs.
  • To advise the Central Government on matters relating to appointments, confirmation or extension of tenure, and termination of services of the Directors of nationalized banks.
  • To build a data bank containing data relating to the performance of nationalized banks and their officers.
  • To advise the Central Government on the formulation and enforcement of a code of conduct and ethics for managerial personnel in nationalized banks.
  • To advise the Central Government on evolving suitable training and development programs for managerial personnel in nationalized banks.
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