Y H Malegam Committee

Question: which institution amongst the given has constituted ‘Y H Malegam Committee’ for provisioning in the credit portfolio of banks as well as the rising incidence of frauds in the Indian banking system?
(a) Sebi
(b) Ministry of Finance
(c) CBDT
(d) RBI
Answer: (d)
Related Facts:

  • On February 20th, 2018, in view of large divergences observed in asset classification and provisioning in the credit portfolio of banks as well as the rising incidence of frauds in the Indian banking system, it has been decided to constitute an Expert Committee.
  • This committee has been set up under the chairmanship of Shri Y H Malegam, a former member of the Central Board of Directors of RBI.
  • The committee has to look into the reasons for high divergence observed in asset classification and provisioning by banks vis-à-vis the RBI’s supervisory assessment and the steps needed to prevent it.
  • Committee will also look toward factors leading to an increasing incidence of frauds in banks and the measures (including IT interventions) needed to curb and prevent it; and the role and effectiveness of various types of audits conducted in banks in mitigating the incidence of such divergence and frauds.
  • Significantly, the RBI has recently formed the committee after fraud of 11,400 crore rupees in PNB.
  • The members of the committee will be: Shri Bharat Doshi, Member, Central Board of Directors, RBI; Shri S Raman, former Chairman and Managing Director, Canara Bank and former Whole-Time Member, SEBI; and Shri Nandkumar Saravade, Chief Executive Officer, Reserve Bank Information Technology Pvt Ltd (ReBIT). Shri A K Misra, Executive Director, RBI will be the Member-Secretary of the committee.

Reference:
https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=43181
http://indianexpress.com/article/business/banking-and-finance/reserve-bank-of-india-punjab-national-bank-nirav-modi-fraud-case-5071885/