Financial sector reforms are likely to get a push in the coming days, which were relegated to the back seat due to persistent opposition from the Left parties, with the Congress-led UPA set to form the next government. We have to see what the constitution of the new government is. Reforms would certainly get a push, interim pension regulator PFRDA chairman D Swarup said. Pension, insurance and banking sector reforms are there before the government, he said, adding, it is up to the government to decide whether to take on reforms together or pursue one-by-one.

More...