-The Times of India MUMBAI: A few cooperative banks, mostly in rural areas, have found a new way to bypass banking system norms put in place by the government to fight the black money menace. Since PM Narendra Modi launched the demonetisation drive on November 8, these cooperative banks, which are yet to be computerised and still use physical ledger books, are taking cash from customers and opening backdated fixed deposits...
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TN sees demonetisation shadow over food output
-The Hindu In its first reaction, State govt. says disbursement of crop loans severely hit Chennai: Reacting to the demonetisation-triggered crisis for the first time, the Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday said that disbursement of crop loans to farmers through primary agricultural co-operative credit societies has been affected and it would severely affect food production in the State. The government was “unable” to give new loans to farmers for samba cultivation which accounts...
More »Income Tax officials unsure how to slap 200% penalty on income mismatch -Kiran Kabtta Somvanshi & Sugata Ghosh
-The Economic Times MUMBAI: As India struggles with demonetization, individuals and businesses are using old currency notes to settle debts while income tax officials are at a loss how to go about imposing 200% penalty -- as announced by a senior finance ministry official -- on such funds flowing into banks. Firms are clearing dues to suppliers, depositing cash in bank accounts to repay old loans, and buying memberships of clubs, SPAs...
More »Demonetisation: Zero balance accounts suddenly awash with cash in Andhra, Telangana
-TheNewsMinute.com The normal deposits ranging from Rs 500 to Rs 5000 have recently increased to Rs 10000. Due to the recent demonetisation of higher value notes, people in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are finding new ways to escape the system. Telangana has witnessed a sudden decrease in the number of ‘Zero Balance Accounts’ of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna from 26 lakh to 23.6 lakh. Nearly 2.5 lakh accounts were suddenly awash...
More »Dead since birth, Jan Dhan accounts now flush with cash -Yogesh Dubey & Aditya Dev
-The Economic Times AGRA: A large amount of cash has suddenly started flowing into previously inactive Jan Dhan accounts in the aftermath of the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes. The Jan Dhan Yojana was launched in August 2014 with an aim to bring the poor into the fold of banking facilities, and empower them financially by encouraging savings, and easing loan delivery and direct cash transfer. Accounts opened at the...
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