Death claim settlement process of SCSS account
When the first holder in the SCSS (Senior Citizen Savings Scheme) account dies, the second holder (spouse) is allowed to continue the account even when he/she does not meet the age criteria of 60 years as required under the rules. Similarly, when the spouse is the sole nominee, he/she is allowed to continue the account…
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Lenders should disclose the aggregate amount to be refunded/adjusted as of March 31, 2021: RBI
Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday asked lending institutions to disclose the aggregate amount to be refunded/adjusted in respect of their borrowers based on the Asset Classification and Income Recognition following the expiry of the Covid-19 regulatory package in their financial statements for the year ending March 31, 2021. The above announcement of the central…
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RBI Monetary policy updates: Repo rate unchanged
As expected by most of the experts and analysts, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has today announced the monetary policy in which it has kept the repo rate unchanged at 4% and also decides to retain its ‘accommodative’ policy stance. RBI had kept the key policy rates unchanged for the fifth consecutive meeting. On…
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Bank Finance under Self Employment Program (SEP) component of DAY-NULM
The Government of India, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), had restructured the erstwhile Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) and launched the National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) in 2013. NULM has been implemented in all district headquarters (irrespective of population) and all the cities with population of 1 lakh or more. The Self…
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Gold Monetization Scheme (GMS) updated
Edited and republished on 05.04.2021 On Monday (05.04.2021), the Reserve Bank of India updated several amendments made to the Gold Monetization scheme 2015 to date and advised all designated banks to give adequate publicity to the Scheme through their branches, websites, and other channels. As per present guidelines, nominated banks authorized to import gold by…
How nominee/legal heirs can claim money from Post Office deposits?
Claim procedure on death of the depositors of Small Savings Schemes like SB, RD, TD, MIS, etc. To make the process of claiming money from the various post office small savings schemes such as Post Office Monthly Income Scheme (PO-MIS), Post Office Recurring Deposit, Term Deposits, and claim procedures of Public Provident Fund (PPF), National…
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