Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the legislation will benefit small depositors, including those of the Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative Bank.
In September 2019, RBI had placed PMC under regulatory restrictions, including cap on withdrawals by its customers, after detection of certain financial irregularities.
PMC Bank, put under restrictions in September 2019, had invited expressions of interest in November, and 4 entities — financial sector players and corporates — have come forward.
RBI’s process to fix the bank hasn’t yielded any results. The bank’s net worth is wiped out and its depositors are struggling with restrictions on withdrawal.
The hotels belonged to the Fab Hotels group. Last year, ED filed a PMLA case to probe into alleged loan fraud in the Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank.
The manifesto’s silence on legal reforms in the digital space is concerning. The outdated Information Technology Act, about two decades old now, remains India’s nodal tech law.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.
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