Bank holidays 2022 under NI Act: Telangana State

The Government of Telangana declared the following days as public holidays for the year 2022 under section 25 of NI Act (Negotiable Instrument Act) 1881. Calendar of public holidays: Sr.No. Date Day Occasion/Festival 1 15.01.2022 Saturday SANKRANTI/PONGAL 2 26.01.2022 Wednesday REPUBLIC  DAY 3 01.03.2022 Tuesday MAHASHIVARATRI 4 18.03.2022 Friday HOLI 5 01.04.2022 Friday Annual closing…

Bank Holidays 2022 under NI Act: Kerala State

Edited on 07/12/2021 The Government of Kerala State declared the following days as public HOLIDAYS for the year 2022 under Section 25 of NI Act (Negotiable Instrument Act) 1881. Sr.No Date Day Occasion/Festival Date 1 26.01.2022 Wednesday REPUBLIC DAY 2 01.03.2022 Tuesday MAHASHIVARATRI 3 01.04.2022* Friday BANKS’ ANNUAL CLOSING OF ACCOUNTS (holiday only for banks)…

RBI cautions against Co-operative societies using the word “Bank” in their name

The Reserve Bank of India has noted that some cooperative societies are using the word ‘bank’ in their names, in contravention of the Banking Regulation Act. Some cooperative societies are even accepting deposits from non-members/nominal members/associate members without any licensing or approval from the central bank, which is tantamount to conducting banking business in violation…