The Union Finance Ministry today reviewed the position regarding
availability and distribution of all denomination of bank notes. Some of the
highlights of the review and the decisions taken are as follows:
1. In the first four days ( from November 10th to 13th , upto 5
pm ) about Rs 3.0 lacs crores of old Rs.500/- and Rs.1000/- bank notes have
been deposited in the banking system and about Rs.50,000 crores has been
dispensed to customers by either withdrawal from their accounts or withdrawal
from ATM’s or by exchange at the counter. Within these four days, the banking
system has handled about 18 crore transactions.
2. Coordination is being continuously done by Ministry of
Finance with RBI, Banks and Post Offices to make all denomination notes
available at all locations.
3. Instructions have been given to the Banks and Post Offices to
ensure proper distribution of all denomination notes. Banks have also been
especially advised to ensure the availability and distribution of small
denomination notes.
4. Chief Secretaries of the States have been requested to
identify the rural pockets, if any, where availability of cash has been a
problem and provide all support to the Banks and Post Offices in order to
ensure the last mile distribution of small denomination of notes is done
through mobile banking vans and Banking Correspondents (BCs).
5. It has been reported that certain business houses viz.
Hospitals , Caterers , Tent houses etc. are not accepting Cheques/Demand Drafts
and online payment transfer from customers. It is advised that in such cases
customer can make a complaint to the concerned District Magistrates/District
Administration for action against such establishments.
6. Government of Assam has arranged a Mobile Banking Vans with
support of Banks and State Government Staff at certain Hospitals for carrying
out emergency banking transactions. All Banks have now been advised to arrange
mobile banking vans to the extent possible at major hospitals to carry out
emergency banking transaction for patients.
7. Banks have been advised to make arrangements for separate
queues for Senior citizens and Divyang persons. Separate queues will also be
arranged for exchange of cash to cash and transactions against Bank accounts.
8. Government of Arunachal Pradesh has made special arrangements
like cash deposits /withdrawal and opening of new bank accounts in the remotely
located areas with the help of Banks and State Government staff. State
Governments have been requested to facilitate opening of new Bank accounts as a
part of financial inclusion programme.
9. The issuance of the new series of Rs.500/- notes has already
commenced.
10. Banks have been advised to increase the Business
Correspondents limit of dispensing cash to Rs.2500/- for withdrawal from bank
accounts.
11. Banks have been advised to increase the exchange limit over
the counter from the existing Rs.4000/- to Rs.4500/-.
12. Banks have been advised to increase the Cash Withdrawal
limit at ATMs from the existing Rs.2000/- to Rs.2500/- per day in the
recalibrated ATMs, other ATMs will continue to dispense Rs.50/- and Rs.100/-
notes until they are recalibrated.
13. The weekly limit of Rs.20,000/- for withdrawal from Bank
accounts has been increased to Rs.24,000/-. The limit of Rs.10,000/- per day
has been removed.
14. Banks have been advised to increase the issuance and use of
mobile wallets and debit/credit cards as also to provide them to those
customers and establishments not having access to these non-cash means of
payment
15. The last date for submission of the annual life certificate
for the Government Pensioners which is to be submitted in November every year
has been extended up to January 15, 2017.
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