Government Strengthens Public Sector Banks Through Strategic Workforce Expansion

• Calibrated PSB workforce expansion by the Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance, using the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) as the centralised recruiter.
• 50,552 candidates issued offer letters across PSBs in FY 2025–26, a ~33% jump over FY 2024–25.
• Relevant to UPSC for GS-III (Banking sector reforms, HR in PSBs) and GS-II (Government policies & institutions like IBPS); pairs with EASE 8.0/EASERise reforms and record PSB profitability.