Public Statement: March 12, 2020 SBI Waiver on Minimum Balance Penalty is Welcome: All Bank Charges, Hurting the Poor, Must Go. Financial Accountability Network India (FAN India) welcomes the announcement of State Bank of India (SBI) to waive the penalty for not maintaining Average Minimum Balance and for SMS service.…
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Bank Charges: Penalising The Poor Continues, As Corporates Enjoy Rs. 6 Lakh Crore Write-Offs
Public Statement | 27.11.2019 New Delhi: The public sector banks collected just under Rs 2000 crore in 2018-19 as a penalty for not maintaining the minimum balance in savings bank accounts. This was revealed by the Minister of State for Finance, Mr. Anurag Thakur in the Lok Sabha on Monday…