Parliament passes bill enabling depositors to get insurance money in 90 days

Aug 11, 2021
Parliament passes bill enabling depositors to get insurance money in 90 days



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The Lok Sabha on Monday handed an invoice that gives account holders safety of their cash by permitting entry to as much as 5 lakh inside 90 days of a financial institution coming below a moratorium imposed by RBI. The Deposit Insurance coverage and Credit score Assure Company (Modification) Invoice, 2021 was handed by a voice vote amid protests by opposition events over varied points, together with the Pegasus row and new farm legal guidelines.

The invoice had been handed by Rajya Sabha earlier.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated the invoice will assist small depositors together with these of Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative Financial institution (PMC).

The invoice seeks to ease the difficulties of depositors about withdrawing cash from banks if RBI imposed a moratorium.

This story has been printed from a wire company feed without modifications to the textual content. Solely the headline has been modified.

 
 

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