RBI Rebuts Social Media Rumours on Closure of 9 Banks The social media is flooded with posts on the closure of nine commercial banks after a mischievous poster made the announcement through a platform. The news spread like wild fire with many people in total panic. The September 25th post even mentioned the names of the banks that were supposed to shut down. RBI immediately denied this. Want to know more on Tax Planning? We at IndianMoney.com will make it easy for you. Just give us a missed call on 022 6181 6111 to explore our unique Free Advisory Service. IndianMoney.com is not a seller of any financial products. We only provide FREE financial advice/education to ensure that you are not misguided while buying any kind of financial products.
RBI Rebuts Social Media Rumours on Closure of 9 Banks The Finance Minister in her recent budget speech announced various reforms that would further strengthen the hold of public sector banks and other commercial banks in the country. The cause was strongly backed by the Finance Secretary, Mr Rajeev Kumar as well, stating that the government was highly inclined towards strengthening the PSBs and had planned a huge capital inflow for the same. See Also: Last Minute Tax Planning: What You Should Do? The source of Rumors The rumors spread after RBI imposed withdrawal restrictions on the Punjab & Maharashtra Cooperative Bank leaving thousands of customers stranded and without money. The idea was spread as a trailing effect on the announcement made by the government regarding the merger of 10 public sector banks into 4 giants which were: 1. Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank to be taken over by Punjab National Bank. 2. Syndicate Bank to be taken over by Canara Bank. 3. Corporation Bank and Andhra Bank to be taken over by Union Bank. 4. Allahabad Bank to be merged with Indian Bank. These mergers were perceived to be quick and with immediate effect after the merger of Vijaya Banka and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda and IDBI bank with LIC turned out to be hits. The Bank-Favouring Reforms Introduced by FM in Union Budget 2020 The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her 2 hour 40 minute long budget speech introduced several reforms and changes that were sure to leave her mark as a learned finance minister. Understanding that banks serve as the backbone of any economy, the Finance Minister applauded its importance by infusing capital worth Rs 3.5 Crores to public sector banks in her recent budget announcement.
Being the 5th largest economy in the world, India is still facing an economic slowdown and the finance minister well-acknowledged the fact by her efforts to strengthen the economy and banks. See Also: What are The Steps Involved in Tax Planning? Following are the implications of the recent budget announcement on Banks and NBFCs: The Revival of Credit Growth The government has tried hard to propel growth in the banking sector. With the credit growth rate hitting an all-time low in the last 58 years and touching 6.5% to 7%, the finance minister is hell bent on reviving this to the last year’s 13.3%. The government has introduced various reforms like a repo rate cut, outreach programs for bank loans, Rs 70,000 crores infused into recapitalization and so on to boost the credit growth in the system. The experts and market watchers, however, believe that the need of the hour is to restart bank lending programs to boost credit inflow and hence the growth of the economy. 1. Leveraging NBFC The NBFC sector is looking forward to a boost after the fiasco involving IL&FS. This massive firm was in default of debt of over Rs 91,000 crores and was saddled with a massive liquidity crunch. DHFL also faced a downgrade by rating agencies on debt. A probe was ordered by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) on improper advances on related party transactions. Budget 2020 was a big positive for NBFCs. There was a proposal to extend partial credit guarantee scheme for NBFCs. The MSME sector would be the ultimate beneficiary of all these changes. See Also: All You Must Know About Tax Planning Introduction of Transparency The Finance Minister has pledged in her announcement to introduce better transparency in the banking system; that would reassure faith in customers and
tackle the risk-aversion of banks from investing in businesses with not so clear prospects. The social media is definitely a platform to communicate one’s thoughts and ideas but as a responsible citizen of this growing nation, it is our duty to ensure facts and details before posting any news. One action of irresponsibility can affect hundreds of people leaving them stressed and stranded. The above discussed post is a perfect example of one such irresponsible post which caused despair among several Indians and left a dent in the transparency of the banking system. See Also: Avoid Tax Mistakes in 2020 Keep your Financial Cognizance up to date with IndianMoney App. Download NOW for simple tips & solutions for your financial wellbeing. Have a complaint against any company? IndianMoney.com's complaint portal Iamcheated.com can help you resolve the issue. Just visit IamCheated.com and lodge your complaint. If you want to post a review on any company you can post it on Indianmoney.com review and complaint portal IamCheated.com. Be Wise, Get Rich.
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