Govt recovers Rs. 13,109 Cr by selling assets of defaulters
Posted Date : 21-Dec-2021 , 08:33:01 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government has recovered over ₹13,109 crore by selling assets of defaulters such as Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya, and Mehul Choksi as of July this year, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Monday.
She added that another ₹792 crore was recovered from Vijay Mallya and others, as of July....
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Bank deposit insurance cover upped to Rs 5 lakh, refund in 90 days
Posted Date : 13-Dec-2021 , 08:03:16 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Sunday said that the Central government has increased the bank deposit insurance cover, in case of problems occurring such as closure, from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. The amount has to be refunded to the depositor within 90 days.
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Rs 26,697 cr lying in dormant accounts of banks - FM Sitharaman
Posted Date : 01-Dec-2021 , 08:32:53 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
As much as Rs 26,697 crore was lying in dormant accounts of banks, including cooperative banks, as on December 31, 2020, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
This money is lying in nearly 9 crore accounts which have not been operated for 10 years.
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PNB Senior Manager, 2 others sentenced to 5 years in jail in Rs 40 lakh fraud case
Posted Date : 16-Nov-2021 , 08:35:55 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Special CBI court in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad has sentenced a senior manager of Punjab National Bank (PNB) and two businessmen to five years of imprisonment for defrauding the bank of Rs 40 lakh, officials said.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 7.5 lakh on Sanjiv Kamalkar Inamdar, the then ...
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PSBs to introduce common staff accountability guidelines for NPAs
Posted Date : 01-Nov-2021 , 08:10:40 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Public sector banks will implement common staff accountability policies for loan accounts up to Rs 50 crore, excluding fraud accounts, turning into non-performing assets (NPAs) on or after April 1, 2022.
This is expected to ensure a common approach across state-owned banks in dealing with staff a...
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CBI books private firm, others in Rs 1528 Cr fraud case involving 16 banks
Posted Date : 16-Sep-2021 , 08:45:50 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
In a massive scam case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked a Delhi-based private firm Indian Technomach for allegedly defrauding 16 banks of funds to the tune of Rs 1528 crore.
The agency said that the company, its CMD, other private individuals and public servants conspired to ...
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Know all about e-RUPI, the new digital payment instrument
Posted Date : 07-Aug-2021 , 08:44:49 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on August 2nd launched digital payment solution e-RUPI, a cashless and contactless instrument for digital payment. Prime Minister said that the eRUPI voucher is going to play a huge role in making Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) more effective in digital tr...
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PM Modi launches new digital payment system e-RUPI
Posted Date : 03-Aug-2021 , 10:17:06 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched digital payment solution e-RUPI, a person and purpose specific cashless digital payment solution, via videoconference. Speaking on the occasion, he said the eRUPI voucher was a symbol of how India was progressing by connecting people’s lives with...
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RBI revises personal loan limit for bank directors to Rs.5 Cr from Rs.25 lakh
Posted Date : 24-Jul-2021 , 09:42:36 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has raised the limit of personal loan amount that can be granted by lenders to directors of other banks and their families at not more than ₹5 crore from ₹25 lakh. "The proposals for credit facilities of an amount less than ₹25 or ₹5 crore (as the case ma...
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Number of Frauds in Private Banks up 21% in FY21 - RBI Annual Report
Posted Date : 29-May-2021 , 09:17:09 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Even as number of fraud cases have declined in the banking system during 2020-21 (FY21), instances of frauds have increased in the private banks, RBI said in its annual report on Thursday. While private banks reported a rise of 21% year-on-year (y-o-y) in the number of frauds during FY21, public sec...
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Banks with assets of more than Rs 15,000 crore must hire two auditors
Posted Date : 22-May-2021 , 12:17:29 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Commercial banks and urban commercial banks (UCBs) will have to rope in at least two auditors unaffiliated with each other and have to take prior approval of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for appointment or reappointment of statutory auditors on an annual basis, the central bank said on Tuesday.
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Banks To Decline Auto Pay Transactions From April 1
Posted Date : 31-Mar-2021 , 08:27:49 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Banks are likely to decline auto payments from April 1 as all recurring transactions using cards and prepaid payment instruments will now require an additional factor of authentication, as per an RBI circular first issued in December 2020.
Transactions above ₹ 5,000 will require an additi...
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Banks unions call for two-day strike against proposed privatisation of PSBs
Posted Date : 10-Feb-2021 , 08:44:15 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), an umbrella body of nine unions, on Tuesday gave a call for a two-day strike from March 15 to protest against the proposed privatisation of two state-owned lenders.
In the Union Budget presented last week, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the p...
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IFSCA permits Banking Units to transfer of assets through participation agreements
Posted Date : 31-Dec-2020 , 09:00:26 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) today allowed Banking Units (BUs) to transfer assets to/from other financial institutions, persons resident in India and persons resident outside India through any internationally recognised standard risk participation agreement.
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Bank unions lend support to farmers' agitation against agri laws
Posted Date : 07-Dec-2020 , 09:46:14 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
A number of bank unions have expressed their solidarity with farmers protesting against recently passed agri laws and requested the government to resolve the issue at the earliest.
The All India Bank Employees' Association (AIBEA) in a statement said the government should come forward and res...
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RTGS fund transfer service to be available 24X7 from December 2020
Posted Date : 01-Dec-2020 , 09:35:15 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India has said that Real Time Gross Settlement System (RTGS), used for large value transactions, will be made available round-the-clock from December 2020.
Currently, RTGS is available for customers from 7.00 am to 6.00 pm on all working days of a week, except second and fourt...
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The Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd. placed under Moratorium - RBI
Posted Date : 18-Nov-2020 , 10:39:20 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The financial position of The Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd. (the bank) has undergone a steady decline with the bank incurring continuous losses over the last three years, eroding its net-worth. In absence of any viable strategic plan, declining advances and mounting non-performing assets (NPAs), the losse...
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DRT slaps Rs 5 lakh penalty on Bank of India for compromising loan recovery
Posted Date : 09-Nov-2020 , 09:25:46 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
A Debt Recovery Tribunal here imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on Bank of India for allowing withdrawal of a plea filed to recover over Rs 2.25 crore from its borrowers.
The tribunal also observed that the lender entered into a compromise to recover Rs 31.2 lakh against the loan amount.
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Punjab & Sind Bank reports IFIN as fraud account to RBI
Posted Date : 24-Oct-2020 , 09:42:59 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Punjab and Sind Bank on Friday said it has reported to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) the account of IL&FS Financial Services (IFIN) as fraud with outstanding dues of over Rs 561 crore.
The NPA account, IL&FS Financial Services, with outstanding dues of Rs 561.13 crore has been declared ...
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IFSCA prescribes regulatory framework for REITs and InvITs in IFSC
Posted Date : 22-Oct-2020 , 09:46:11 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), with an objective to develop the financial products and services in the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City International Financial Services Centre (GIFT IFSC) has prescribed the regulatory framework for Real Estate Investment Trusts...
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Govt. designates single SBI branch for all FCRA accounts
Posted Date : 14-Oct-2020 , 09:39:18 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked all NGOs seeking foreign donations to open a designated FCRA account at the State Bank of India’s New Delhi branch by March 31, 2021.
The MHA order reiterated that NGOs registered under FCRA shall not receive any foreign donations in any other ba...
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Parliament clears banking regulation bill to bring co-op banks under RBI
Posted Date : 23-Sep-2020 , 09:33:08 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020, that aims to bring co-operative banks under the regulatory framework of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the amendments have been brought with singular objective of protecting...
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Lok Sabha passes Banking Regulation (Amendment)Bill, 2020
Posted Date : 17-Sep-2020 , 10:01:16 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Considering the deteriorating condition of cooperative banks in the country, Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020. The Bill proposes amendments to the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. With this new Bill, the central government aims to bring cooperative banks under...
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FM Nirmala Sitharaman unveils Doorstep Banking Services
Posted Date : 10-Sep-2020 , 09:29:11 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday launched doorstep banking services for public sector banks in order to facilitate hassle-free and convenient banking.
"At this stage, the catalysts for economic revival, the catalysts who have the pulse of every one of their customers, are ban...
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State Bank of India planning VRS scheme for over 30,000 employees
Posted Date : 08-Sep-2020 , 10:33:02 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The State Bank of India (SBI) is planning a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for which over 30,000 employees will be eligible.
According to a report in news agency PTI, the state-lender is planning the VRS scheme to optimise its costs. Out of the 2.49 lakh employees of the bank, at least 30,190 ...
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4 PSU Banks to become private by end of this year
Posted Date : 21-Aug-2020 , 09:52:53 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government may privatise four PSU banks as early as by the end of this fiscal year, Reuters reported citing unidentified officials. The government has drawn a list of four PSU banks, namely, Punjab & Sind Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, UCO Bank, and IDBI Bank, in which it directly or indirectly ...
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Bank of Maharashtra writes off Rs 7,000 Cr owed by loan defaulters
Posted Date : 18-Aug-2020 , 10:23:57 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Bank of Maharashtra, a public sector bank, has “technically written off” a staggering over Rs 7,000 crore owed by loan defaulters in the last four years. The bank has said that it would recover the amount at a later stage and that it has not been waived permanently.
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Sashidhar Jagdishan appointed new HDFC Bank CEO
Posted Date : 05-Aug-2020 , 08:42:46 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved Sashidhar Jagdishan as the next chief executive officer of HDFC Bank, sources said.
The private sector lender received the RBI’s approval letter last night. Jagdishan is currently additional director and head of finance, human resources, at the b...
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Bandhan Bank holding firm sells 20.95% stake to meet RBI norms
Posted Date : 04-Aug-2020 , 10:38:11 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Bandhan Bank Ltd on Monday said it has met the promoter holding norms of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) after its holding company Bandhan Financial Holdings Ltd (BFHL) sold 20.95% stake in the bank to at least seven investors.
The buyers included Singapore’s state investors GIC and Temasek...
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PM Modi to discuss vision, roadmap for Banks, NBFCs with all stakeholders this evening
Posted Date : 29-Jul-2020 , 10:16:36 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today join stakeholders from Banks and NBFCs to discuss and deliberate on vision and roadmap for the future. The topics on agenda include credit products and efficient models for delivery, financial empowerment through technology, prudential practices for stability ...
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