The Reserve Bank of India today announced the names of the members of the Standing External Advisory Committee (SEAC) for evaluating applications for Universal Banks as well as Small Finance Banks. The composition of SEAC is:

The secretarial support to the committee would be provided by the Department of Regulation, Reserve Bank of India.

It may be recalled that Guidelines for 'on tap' Licensing of Universal Banks in the Private Sector dated August 1, 2016 and Guidelines for 'on tap' Licensing of Small Finance Banks in the Private Sector dated December 5, 2019, indicated that the applications for Universal Banks and Small Finance Banks will be initially screened by the Reserve Bank to ensure prima facie eligibility of the applicants. It was also stated that a Standing External Advisory Committee (SEAC) comprising eminent persons with experience in banking, financial sector and other relevant areas, will evaluate the applications thereafter and that the constitution of the SEAC will be announced by Reserve Bank. The tenure of this SEAC will be for three years.

(Yogesh Dayal)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2020-2021/1282