This is necessary even after tapping into other avenues, including the sale of non-core assets, raising of public equity, 9 / 11  BIS central bankers' speeches  and divestments by the government.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has recently authorised an Alternative Mechanism to take decision on the divestment in respect of public sector banks through exchange-traded funds or other methods subject to the government retaining 52% stake. Synergistic mergers may also be part of the broader scheme of things.