The Narasimham Committee (1991) on financial reforms proposed

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The Narasimham Committee (1991) on financial reforms proposed for establishment of a

1. Four tier hierarchy of the Banking structure
2. Three tier hierarchy of the Banking structure
3. Two tier hierarchy of the Banking structure
4. Unified control by the apex institutions

Correct Option: A

Two expert Committees were set up in 1990s under the chairmanship of M. Narasimhan (an exRBI (Reserve Bank of India) governor). The first Narasimhan Committee (Committee on the Financial System - CFS) was appointed by Manmohan Singh as India’s Finance Minister on 14 August 1991, and the second one (Committee on Banking Sector Reforms) was appointed by P. Chidambaram as Finance Minister in December 1997. The 1991 committee submitted its report to the Finance Minister in November 1991 which was placed on the table of Parliament on December 17, 1991. It recommended the introduction of a four tier banking system in the country: I tier: 3 or 4 International Banks; II tier: 8 to 10 National Banks; III tier Regional Banks; and IV tier: Rural Banks.