-Ruralindiaonline.org Thousands of migrant workers from Odisha are stranded at Telangana's brick kilns – exploitative worksites made more difficult with the lockdown – and are running out of rations and desperate to return home “There is no lockdown inside the brick kiln. We have been working every day as usual,” said Hruday Parabhue, when we met him on April 5. “The only change is the weekly village market is closed, so we...
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Finance Minister stipulates time frame for banks to disburse loans; move comes as lenders turning risk averse -Manojit Saha
-The Hindu In a communication to State-run banks, the government said the move is aimed at ensuring credit flow for economic activities and the guidelines come into effect from Monday when the business activities resume. Mumbai: As business activities resumed on Monday after a nationwide lockdown, the Finance Ministry has swung into action to ensure credit flow to companies and prescribed a specific time frame for banks within which a loan needs...
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-The Hindu RBI told banks that they could shift the repayment schedule for loans and the residual tenor across the board by three months after the moratorium period. Banks which give borrowers a three-month moratorium on repayment of loans will continue to charge interest on the outstanding portion of the loans during this window period, the Reserve Bank of India clarified on Friday evening. The 3-month moratorium on repayment of loans - including...
More »FM’s announcement of Rs 1.7 lakh crore in the wake of COVID-19, is less than half of the Rs. 3.75 lakh crores required to fulfill the minimal “emergency measures”, convey concerned citizens & grassroots activists
-Press releases by NREGA Sangharsh Morcha dated 26th March, 2020 Civil society activists and concerned citizens have responded to the emergency measures that were announced by the Finance Minister on 26th March, 2020 for the poor, the vulnerable and the migrant & informal workers. An open letter by NREGA Sangharsh Morcha -- an umbrella organisation of CSOs and social activists working for the unorganised sector and MGNREGA workers -- has been issued...
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-The Hindu SBI reports Rs.11,932 crore NPA divergence in FY19 The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI’s) inspection report has found out that State Bank of India (SBI) under-reported Rs.11,932 crore of bad loans in FY19, which has pushed the bank to report net loss for the financial year 2018-19. The divergence in net non-performing asset (NPA) was also Rs.11,932 crore, the bank informed the exchanges. According to the RBI, provision requirement for SBI increased...
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