RBI again seeks more power to rein in PSBs The RBI has yet again made a strong case for more power to regulate public sector banks (PSB) effectively. RBI Governor Urjit R Patel, who appeared before the Standing Committee on Finance on Tuesday, also submitted a detailed written response to questions that the members had raised. The meeting was called to record the Governorās evidence on āBanking Sector in India: Issues, Challenges and the Way Forward, Including Non-Performing Assets/Stressed Assets in Banks/Financial Institutions.ā Sources said the RBI, in a written submission, said Section 5(C) of the Banking Regulation (BR) Act defines a banking company as āany companyā which transacts the business of banking in India. PSBs are not companies, but corporations formed by statutes. They are, therefore, not ābanking companiesā and the BR Act does not apply to them in full. āOnly those provisions of the BR Act specifically enumerated in Section 51 of that Act or elsewhere...