Jatinder
Bir Singh was appointed Chairman and Managing Director of Punjab and Sind Bank
(PSB) on 6 February 2014.
He will succeed D.P.singh. He will take the charge
from 10 February 2014. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) under
the Union Government has approved the appointment. Jatinder Bir Singh is 1983-batch
IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre. Prior to this, Singh was an Additional
Secretary in the Ministry of Water Resources.
About PSB
The bank was set up in
1908. Punjab & Sind Bank (P&SB) is a major Public Sector bank in
Northern India and working 100 percent
on CBS platform. The banks government shareholding is 79.86 percent.
Of its 1249 branches and offices spread throughout India, almost 515 are in
Punjab state. The bank’s corporate headquarters is in New Delhi.