SC Stays RBI Circular of February 12: Recovery process by banks could be further delayed
The Supreme Court on September 11, 2018 (Tuesday) consolidated all cases by members of the Association of Power Producers (APP), Independent Power Producers Association of India (IPPA), Shipowners Association and Textile Associations filed across the country to be heard on November 14, 2018. The Court has meanwhile, asked RBI and parties to maintain status quo…
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Monetary limit for filing cases in DRT rose up to Rs.20 lakh
The notification dated September 6, 2018 of finance ministry, Government of India increased the monetary limit up to Rs.20 lakh for filing loan recovery application in the Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRT) by banks and financial institutions. It is reported that there are 38,376 cases pending in 39 debt recovery tribunals (DRTs) in the country, as…
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Amendments to Reserve Bank of India (Note Refund) Rules, 2009
The Central Government has made amendments to the Reserve Bank of India (Note Refund) Rules, 2009. The amended rules called “the Reserve Bank of India (Note Refund) Amendment Rules, 2018” are effective from Gazette notification date September 6, 2018. The amendment to rules would help the public to exchange mutilated notes in Mahatma Gandhi (New)…
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Several banks are fronting penalties for missing daily ‘Aadhaar’ enrollment targets
In terms of UIDAI notification dated On June 1,2018 all the bank branches with Aadhaar facility will have to ensure at least eight enrolments or updations daily in each branch from July 1 and 12 per day per branch from October 1, and up to 16 from January 1, 2019 onwards. However, the deadline for…
Read article Present banking sector crisis should not become an alibi for privatization of public sector banks: Parliamentary Standing Committee
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance in its report dated September 5, 2018 on banking sector, made various suggestions to the RBI to resurrect the bleeding public sector banks, which include relaxation in capital adequacy rules to free up excess capital, easing of the Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework, separate treatment of NPAs due to…
Overdraft facility under PMJDY scheme now doubled
Mr. Arun Jaitley Finance Minister of India announced today (September 5, 2018) that the Government of India decided to make Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana ( PMJDY) an open-ended scheme, meaning that the scheme will continue indefinitely. The minister said that in view of the above scheme has been “runway success” the Government made it…
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