RBI Mission SAKSHAM: Capacity Building for Urban Cooperative Banks
Why in the news
The Reserve Bank of India rolled out Mission SAKSHAM, a sector-wide programme of training and certification meant to make Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks (UCBs) stronger.
Key facts
- Full form: Sahakari Bank Kshamta Nirman.
- Target group: Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks.
- Reach: about 1.4 lakh (140,000) participants from different UCB functions.
- Delivery: many physical training programmes plus a scalable digital learning platform.
- Nature: sector-wide, certification-based and aimed at long-term institutional strength.
About Mission SAKSHAM
- A national capacity-building effort built as a structured training and certification framework.
- Focus areas: skill development, technical capability and operational resilience.
Exam angle
- Launched by: Reserve Bank of India.
- Beneficiaries: UCBs, not commercial banks.
- Keyword: capacity building with certification.