-Hindustan Times The government and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) are set to bring out tougher norms for cooperative banks, which have come under scanner for alleged discrepancies and irregularities in the wake of the demonetisation drive. According to a recent report by the income tax department, most banks have indulged in money laundering after the Narendra Modi government announced ban on high-value bank notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 from...
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Demonetisation, farmer suicides, and the Union budget -Roshan Kishore
-Livemint.com Crash in farm prices could accentuate bankruptcy, which was the biggest reason for farmer suicides in 2014 and 2015 After two successive years of drought, 2016 was turning out to be a relatively better year for farmers till 8 November. The decision to scrap high-value Currency notes, announced on that day, seems to have hit the farm sector the hardest. While credible and timely data on farm incomes and output is hard...
More »Lens on co-operative banks as I-T sleuths find laundering role -Pradeep Thakur & Prabhakar Sinha
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Investigations by the income tax department have found that a large number of cooperative banks have been manipulating and laundering unaccounted money post demonetisation of high denomination Currency notes of Rs 1000 and Rs 500 on November 8. As the department's findings suggest a general absence of requisite regulatory oversight over cooperative banks across the country, the government feels the need for a strong regulatory framework. An...
More »PMO Has No Information on Officials Consulted Before Demonetisation
-PTI New Delhi: There is no information available about officials whose views were taken before the decision to demonetise high-value Currency notes was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 8, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has said. The PMO also refused to answer a query on whether the chief economic advisor (CEA) and the finance minister were consulted before the sudden announcement was made, saying the query does not come...
More »Explain demonetisation, your role, flip-flops, secrecy: Parliament panel to RBI Governor Urjit Patel -Anand Mishra
-The Indian Express Urjit Patel to appear before PAC on January 28, list of 10 questions sent New Delhi: THE PUBLIC Accounts Committee (PAC) headed by senior Congress leader K V Thomas, which has asked Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel to appear before it on January 28, has asked him 10 probing questions on the demonetisation issue — from the decision-making process to the level of RBI’s involvement, impact...
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