Over 100 senior HR functionaries and Chief Liaison Officers from PSBs, PSICs, regulators, and PFIs participated in the two-day national workshop
New Delhi: Punjab National Bank (PNB), India’s leading public sector bank, hosted a
two-day workshop on 15-16 October 2026 at its Staff Training
Centre in Panchkula. The workshop was organised by the Department of Financial
Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance, Government of India and focused on the implementation of the Government of India's Reservation
Policy across Public Sector Banks (PSBs), Public Sector Insurance Companies
(PSICs), Sectoral Regulators, and Public Financial Institutions (PFIs).
The workshop also aimed to strengthen
institutional capacity to ensure uniform and effective implementation of
reservation policies and welfare measures across the public financial
ecosystem.
The inaugural day witnessed active
participation from over 100 delegates, including senior Human Resource leaders
and Chief Liaison Officers (CLOs) representing the Reserve Bank of India (RBI),
the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), the Insurance
Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), The Institute of Banking
Personnel Selection (IBPS), as well as all 12 Public Sector Banks, 7 Public
Sector Insurance Companies, and 7 Public Sector Financial Institutions.
Eminent functional expert on reservation
matters, led expert sessions during the workshop. The deliberations featured a
dynamic discussion addressing practical operational aspects and ground-level
challenges encountered in policy implementation. The program concluded with an
engaging interactive question-and-answer session, empowering participants to
formulate actionable measures for standardized implementation across the
financial services ecosystem.