With reference to the governance of public sector banking in India, consider the following statements :
1. Capital infusion into public sector banks by the Government of India has steadily increased in the last decade.
2. To put the public sector banks in order, the merger of associate banks with the parent State Bank of India has been affected.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Correct Option: (b) 2 only

Capital infusion by the government into public sector banks has fluctuated significantly depending on recapitalization bonds and fiscal requirements; it has not 'steadily increased' every single year across the decade, making statement 1 incorrect. Statement 2 is correct as the merger of associate banks and Bharatiya Mahila Bank with SBI was carried out in 2017 to consolidate and strengthen public sector banking.