Government sets up Arun Jaitley led panel on PSU bank mergers
Posted Date : 31-Oct-2017 , 08:47:44 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government has constituted a ministerial panel headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to oversee merger proposals of state-owned banks.
The other members of the panel include Railway and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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Cabinet approves bank capitalisation plan of Rs 2.11 lakh crores
Posted Date : 25-Oct-2017 , 07:37:21 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Cabinet has approved a capitalisation plan of two lakh eleven thousand crore rupees for public sector banks.
Addressing a press conference in New Delhi this evening, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, the huge spending on infrastructure announced today will give a fillip to private sector in...
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SBI cuts minimum average balance from Rs 5000 to Rs 3000
Posted Date : 26-Sep-2017 , 08:39:43 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
SBI has lowered the average minimum balance requirement under its savings account for metro customers to Rs 3,000 from Rs 5,000 earlier following protests. The bank has also decided to do away with the minimum balance requirement for minors and pensioners and has reduced the penal charges.
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FM calls for speedy and time-bound resolution of bad loans of banks
Posted Date : 21-Aug-2017 , 08:51:07 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has assured balance-sheet stressed firms that the key objective of NPA resolution is not liquidation of their businesses but to save them. He said, the objective is to make sure that these valuable assets are preserved.
Addressing an insolvency summit organised by Co...
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Banks stare at union strike on Tuesday, services may be hit
Posted Date : 21-Aug-2017 , 08:31:49 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Services at public sector banks may take a hit on Tuesday as all unions under the aegis of UFBU have threatened to go on strike against the government's proposed consolidation move besides raising a host of other demands.
Most banks have already informed their customers that functioning of br...
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Accidental Insurance for RuPay ATM Card Holders
Posted Date : 28-Jul-2017 , 10:16:39 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
All RuPay ATM-cum-debit cardholders are presently eligible for accidental death and permanent disability insurance cover. RuPay Classic cardholders are eligible for cover of Rs.1 lakh, whereas RuPay Premium cardholders are eligible for cover of Rs.2 lakh. Insurance premium is paid by the National Pa...
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FM introduces bill to replace Banking Regulation Ordinance
Posted Date : 24-Jul-2017 , 06:24:14 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
A bill to authorise the RBI to direct banking companies to resolve the problem of stressed assets was on Monday introduced in the Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2017, seeks to amend the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and replace the Banking Regu...
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Jan Dhan deposits surge to Rs 64,564 crore
Posted Date : 17-Jul-2017 , 07:51:26 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Deposits in Jan Dhan accounts have touched a new high of Rs 64,564 crore, of which over Rs 300 crore came in the first seven months of demonetisation, according to government data.
The Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet scheme, aims at bringing hitherto...
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Govt asks banks to deposit junked notes with RBI by July 20
Posted Date : 22-Jun-2017 , 07:03:44 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government has given a last chance to district cooperative banks, commercial banks and post offices to deposit the banned Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes with the Reserve Bank by July 20, provided they were collected within the specified time period.
After the November 8 shock demonetisation announ...
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Don't report frauds below Rs one lakh to police: CVC to banks
Posted Date : 17-Jun-2017 , 07:45:33 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has asked public sector banks not to report frauds below Rs one lakh to local police, unless their staff is involved in such crimes.
Earlier banks were mandated to report fraud of above Rs 10,000 and below Rs one lakh to police.
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ATMs to open accounts; allow cheque clearance and fund transfer
Posted Date : 13-Jun-2017 , 08:32:39 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
ATM manufacturer and service provider NCR Corporation on Monday unveiled a new multi-channel integrated solution to facilitate more functions on an ATM to reduce costs for opening newer branches for banks.
The US-based company’s new CxBanking solutions have features in an ATM other than bas...
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Government plans more SBI-like mergers, India may soon have another global-sized bank
Posted Date : 09-Jun-2017 , 10:22:59 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Enthused by the success of SBI merger, the Finance Ministry is considering clearing another such proposal in the public sector banking space by this fiscal end with a goal to create 4-5 global sized lenders.
Five associate banks and Bharatiya Mahila Bank became part of SBI on April 1, 2017,...
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PSU banks to freeze branch expansion
Posted Date : 15-Apr-2017 , 08:00:19 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
At least 10 out of the 22 public-sector banks might freeze branch expansion this fiscal and make higher provisioning for bad loans, while 16 lenders are unlikely to give dividends for the just concluded FY17.
This is part of the mandatory actions that banks have to comply with under RBI’s r...
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Five associate banks, BMB merge with SBI
Posted Date : 01-Apr-2017 , 05:46:40 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Five associates and the Bharatiya Mahila Bank became part of the State Bank of India (SBI) today, catapulting the country's largest lender to among the top 50 banks in the world.
State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur (SBBJ), State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH), State Bank of Mysore (SBM), State Bank of ...
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Banks yet to file cases against 1,080 wilful defaulters
Posted Date : 27-Mar-2017 , 08:04:36 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Banks are yet to file criminal cases against borrowers and promoters in 1,080 cases of wilful default accounts involving an amount of Rs 7,673 crore as of September 2016 despite the Reserve Bank instruction to them to launch legal proceedings including criminal action against wilful defaulters. In r...
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Bharatiya Mahila Bank to be merged with State Bank of India to ensure greater banking services
Posted Date : 21-Mar-2017 , 07:42:25 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) to be merged with State Bank of India (SBI) to ensure greater banking services outreach to a larger number of women, at a faster pace
Union Government is committed to enhance the access to financial services to the population at large and...
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ICICI Bank, SBI saw most frauds in first 3 quarters
Posted Date : 13-Mar-2017 , 07:52:58 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
As many as 455 fraud cases involving Rs one lakh and above were recorded in ICICI Bank between April 2016 to December 2016, data received from the Reserve Bank of India has showed. While ICICI topped the list of banks that have witnessed frauds, State Bank of India came second with 429 such cases, a...
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CBI books DGM and AGM of Union Bank of India for fraud
Posted Date : 08-Mar-2017 , 07:58:42 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against a Deputy General Manager (DGM) and the Assistant General Manager (AGM) of Union Bank of India in Mumbai and three directors for alleged violation of RBI guidelines during demonetisation.
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SC seeks reply of Centre, RBI on exchanging demonetised notes
Posted Date : 07-Mar-2017 , 07:43:30 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Supreme Court has questioned the Centre and the RBI on a plea made by petitioner, Sharad Mishra.
The plea brought in focus the allegation that people were not allowed to deposit the old currency notes of 500 and 1000 in the specified RBI branches.
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Govt warns banks over non-acceptance of PMGKY tax
Posted Date : 27-Feb-2017 , 07:42:18 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Government has warned banks of “de-authorisation” of branches if they refuse to accept taxes under the amnesty scheme PMGKY, which ends on March 31.
The Finance Ministry, in a communication to heads of banks which are authorised to accept deposits under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Ka...
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Bank Unions call for strike on 28th Feb.
Posted Date : 27-Feb-2017 , 07:37:35 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Operations at public sector banks are likely to be disrupted on Tuesday as nine unions under the aegis of United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) have called for a strike to press for various demands, including top executives’ accountability in view of mounting bad loans in the sector.Most of the b...
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CA Sunil Mehta appointed non-executive Chairman of PNB
Posted Date : 18-Feb-2017 , 08:36:15 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Punjab National Bank (PNB) has a new non-executive Chairman in CA.Sunil Mehta.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the proposal of the Department of Financial Services (DFS) for the appointment of Mehta as non-executive Chairman of PNB, official sources said.
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Eight Executive Directors appointed in various Banks
Posted Date : 18-Feb-2017 , 08:26:46 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Eight Executive Directors (EDs) have been appointed in various public sector banks on the recommendations of Banks Board Bureau.
Neelam Damodharan and Atanu Kumar Das have been appointed as EDs in Bank of India. Damodharan is General Manager in Bank of Baroda and Das is GM in Vijaya Bank.
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RBI to banks: Be quick to identify and declare fraudulent borrowers
Posted Date : 03-Feb-2017 , 08:17:08 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Flagging instances of loan exposures getting seasoned as non-performing assets (NPAs) for three to four years before borrowers were declared as fraudulent, the Reserve Bank of India has called upon bankers to identify and declare loan accounts as fraud without wasting time.
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Rs5,583 crore withdrawn from Jan Dhan accounts in a month post note ban
Posted Date : 31-Jan-2017 , 09:38:09 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Jan Dhan accounts have witnessed net withdrawal of Rs5,582.83 crore since 7 December, the day deposits in these accounts soared to all time high in the backdrop of demonetisation.
Total deposits in Jan Dhan accounts had increased to a record high of Rs74,610 crore on 7 December and thereafter, it...
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Tax to be levied on cash transaction over Rs 50,000
Posted Date : 25-Jan-2017 , 07:33:40 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
In an effort to discourage cash transactions throughout the country, the Chief Minister Sub Committee on Digital Payment today recommended to levy banking cash transaction tax (BCTT) on withdrawal of Rs 50,000 from banks.
The committee-headed by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandra Babu Naidu ...
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Cabinet approves Short term market borrowing by NABARD for on lending to Cooperative Banks
Posted Date : 24-Jan-2017 , 09:55:13 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its post-facto approval for the following decisions:
i. National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (...
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CBI arrests former IDBI Chairman in Vaijay Mallya loan default case
Posted Date : 23-Jan-2017 , 10:19:25 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested former IDBI chairman in Vijay Mallya loan default case, according to sources. Four executives of Kingfisher Airlines and three more former executives of IDBI Bank were also arrested by CBI, according to reports.
Earlier in the day, in a dev...
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NSDL to seek final RBI go-ahead for payments bank
Posted Date : 21-Jan-2017 , 09:52:17 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The leading depository NSDL on Friday said it will be applying "very soon" for the final licences to launch a payments bank and hopes to roll out the new entity over the next three months.
"We have complied with all the requirements for the final licence and will be making the fina...
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Toll Free Helpline - 14444 for digital payments launched
Posted Date : 05-Jan-2017 , 08:38:24 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government, in collaboration with telecom and IT industry, has launched a toll-free helpline - 14444 - to address consumer queries on digital payments.
The helpline will address questions regarding various platforms, including the newly-launched Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM), eWallets, Aa...
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