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Government reconstitutes Financial Services Institutions Bureau, names SCL Das chairman

18 October 2026 · ⏱ 2 ମିନିଟ · GS-III: Banking; GS-II: Governance

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ଖବରରେ କାହିଁକି?

Government reconstitutes Financial Services Institutions Bureau, names SCL Das chairman

FSIB, the successor to the Banks Board Bureau, was reconstituted with SCL Das as chairman.

Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type

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What you need to know

2 ମିନିଟ

The government reconstituted the Financial Services Institutions Bureau on 16 October 2026 and appointed SCL Das, a retired Indian Administrative Service officer, as its chairman.

The Bureau recommends appointments of heads of public sector banks, financial institutions and public sector insurers.

It was set up as the successor to the Banks Board Bureau.

ଉତ୍ସ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)

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ମୁଖ୍ୟ ତଥ୍ୟ

Remember these

  • FSIB
  • Banks Board Bureau
  • banking appointments
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ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ · ମେନ୍ସ

How the exam will ask it

ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ

  • FSIB, Banks Board Bureau, banking appointments

ମେନ୍ସ

Use as an example in GA answers (GS-III: Banking; GS-II: Governance).

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Quick recall

Answer before you reveal

The Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB), reconstituted in October 2026, is the successor to which earlier body that recommended the heads of public sector banks?

  1. Public Enterprises Selection Board
  2. Financial Stability and Development Council
  3. Banks Board Bureau
  4. Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
ଉତ୍ତର ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

ଉତ୍ତର: C — The correct answer is the Banks Board Bureau, whose functions of recommending heads of public sector banks and financial institutions passed to the FSIB.

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