-The Indian Express The panel members have planned to ask Urjit Patel questions regarding RBI's preparedness for digital transition. They will also question about how much money has come back into the system after the November 8 decision to place the existing Currency notes of Rs 1000. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel will appear before the Parliamentary panel on Wednesday to respond to clarifications demanded by the panel on...
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Non-availability of machines slowed down counting of withdrawn notes: Urjit Patel -AM Jigeesh
-The Hindu Business Line Remonetisation taking place at a good pace, RBI Governor tells House panel New Delhi: RBI Governor Urjit Patel told the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance that the non-availability of the Currency verification processing system (CVPS) machines is one reason why the counting of demonetised notes is not yet done. Though he painted a rosy picture of the digitisation process in the country post-demonetisation before the panel, figures presented by...
More »17% of cash seized in raids during demonetisation were in new notes
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: As much as Rs 110 crore of the Rs 610 crore of unaccounted money seized in raids during demonetisation was in new Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 notes, indicating misuse of windows offered by the government to change old Currency. The new Currency seized by police and income tax officials was partly generated through routes such as petrol pumps, railway and airline ticketing and toll plazas...
More »The unsuitable boy of India's cattle economy -Abhishek Rajan
-VillageSquare.in The problem of male cattle in India, the world’s largest milk-producing country, remains in limbo even as farmers grapple with latest government regulations that severely restrict cattle trade and culling Alpesh Patel, a small farmer in Mogari village of Anand district in Gujarat, owns three crossbreed female cattle and earns supplemental income by selling milk to the nearest dairy co-operative. He strives to keep his herd efficient for milk production by...
More »Government Allows Co-Operative Banks To Deposit Old Notes With RBI -Abhishek Vasudev
-NDTV Profit The relaxation comes against the backdrop of reports that many district co-operative banks did not have enough cash to disburse to farmers. The Finance Ministry on Tuesday allowed banks, post offices and district central cooperative banks to deposit the scrapped Rs. 500 and 1,000 rupee notes with the Reserve Bank of India within 30 days and exchange the value of notes deposit with the new notes. In an official notification...
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