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All India list of Bank Holidays 2018

(A Combined holiday list for all the states  in India) This post contains  All India consolidated list of public holidays /Bank holidays with the particulars of festivals/occasions at each state) Bank holidays in India are declared as public holidays under explanation to section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act 1881. The holiday declared under NI…

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Banking Facility for Senior Citizens and Differently abled Persons

RBI in its circular RBI/2017-18/89 /DBR.No.Leg.BC.96/09.07.005/2017-18 dated November 9, 2017 observed that there are occasions when banks discourage or turn away senior citizens and differently abled persons from availing banking facilities in branches. In this regard, Developmental and Regulatory Policies, released by Reserve Bank of India on October 4, 2017 state that notwithstanding the need…

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22 slabs Jump in Bank employees DA for the August – October 2017

The confirmed DA for the months of August-October 2017 is @47.80% on ‘pay’ (which includes allowances eligible for DA) @ the rate of 0.10% per slab. It means an increase of 22 slabs over the previous (May –July 2017) level of DA for the Bank employees and officers. Dearness Allowance of Bank Officers Dearness Allowance…

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RBI keeps Repo rate, CRR, Bank rate …unchanged,

June 7, 2017- The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday in its second Bi-Monthly Statement for 2017-18, kept the key policy rates unchanged. With the above monetary policy decision of the apex bank, the repo rate (the rate at which banks borrow funds from the RBI) stays at 6.25 per cent. Further, the Monetary Policy…

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