Cabinet promulgates ordinance to reduce the salaries and pensions of Members of Parliament (MPs)
Due to the outbreak of pandemic COVID 19 virus, the Union cabinet promulgated an ordinance to reduce the salaries, allowances, and pensions of Members of Parliament (MPs) by 30 percent for one year. According to news, Union Minister Prakash Javdekar communicated the cabinet decision in a press release. According to Mr.Javdekar’s announcement, the Cabinet also…
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It is now obligatory for Banks to offer doorstep banking services to Senior Citizens and Differently Abled Persons
Today (March 31, 2020) Reserve Bank of India advised the banks to make determined efforts while offering certain basic banking services to senior citizens of more than 70 years of age and differently-abled persons. RBI had advised in this regard to the banks to implement doorstep banking services on a pan India basis for Senior…
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COVID 19: How does lockdown impact banking services in India?
In light of the spreading disease – COVID-19 – and government orders, banks across the country are working at reduced capacities, providing only essential services. Only essential basic services allowed: Effective from Monday, March 23, 2020, only basic essential services like cash deposit and withdrawal, cheque clearances, remittances,, and government transactions are undertaken by the…
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PNB,Union Bank, Canara Bank, and Indian Bank announce share-swap ratios for merged entities
The four anchor banks PNB, Union Bank, Canara Bank, and Indian Bank approved mergers of the other 6 PSBs and issued share-swap ratios for the proposed mergers. The details of share-swapping are as under.PNB: 1150 share of PNB for every 1000 shares of OBC 121 shares of PNB for every 1000 shares of United Bank…
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FRDI bill comes back as FSDR bill with some modifications
The FRDI Bill launched wild rumours all over the country, sowing seeds of distrust among bank customers over a “bail-in” clause, which theoretically allowed beleaguered banks to scoop up depositors’ money to stop them from going bust. However the ill-conceived FRDI bill was withdrawn by the Government and now replaced the same by a new…
List of bank holidays 2020 in India: All States and UTs
Bank holidays in India are declared to be public holidays under explanation to section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act (NI Act) 1881. The holiday declared under NI Act is applicable exclusively to the banks located within the administration area of specific State and Union Territory. In the other States and Union territories where it…
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