Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee said that there was a need to bring down government stake to below 50 per cent in PSBs.

The finance ministry will also discuss ways in which PSBs can offer doorstep banking facility.

The capital infused was largely consumed to tide over losses resulting from provisions required on non-performing assets.

Over the last 4 financial years, PSBs were recapitalised to the extent of Rs 3.12 lakh cr, with an infusion of Rs 2.46 lakh cr by the govt.

At the June policy announcement, Das had said banks had passed on only 21 bps of the 50 bps rate cuts.

The capital infusion will help some banks to come out of the central bank's prompt corrective action.

The NBFC sector is currently undergoing a liquidity hurdle with a spate of defaults of companies.