Finance ministry gears up for second round of PSB recapitalisation he finance ministry has begun the process of ascertaining the amount of capital to be infused into public sector banks (PSBs) this financial year as a part of the second round of recapitalisation. The department of financial services has written to public sector banks seeking an update on the implementation of the reforms agenda set out by the Centre, which will become an important parameter for allocating funds to banks. “We have asked public sector banks to update us about the implementation of the 30-point reforms agenda by May 11,” said a senior finance ministry official. While announcing the broad contours of the Rs 2.11 trillion recapitalisation plan for public sector banks, the Centre had chalked out a comprehensive time-bound reforms agenda, EASE (Enhanced Access and Service Excellence). State-run banks were asked to seek approval from their respective boards for implementing the EASE plan. Based on the gove