This document summarizes recent trends in compensation and reward management in India's public banking sector. It discusses that while public sector banks offer greater job security, salaries tend to be lower than private banks. To address concerns over lower salaries leading to attrition, the government is planning to introduce performance-linked incentives for employees. This would allow banks to earmark over 1% of net profits for incentives if targets for areas like loan growth and reducing non-performing assets are met. Other trends discussed include proposed increases to retirement age and the variable pay component of employee packages.