PMC Bank crisis impact: Odisha govt cautions departments against depositing money in banks
FirstpostThe Odisha Finance Secretary has written the letter to departments asking them to keep in mind the norm that in the eventuality of closure of any bank the deposits are insured only up to Rs 1 lakh and not beyond that, said reports. In a letter titled, Precaution to be taken when depositing government funds in banks, sent on 22 October to all departments by Principal Secretary of Finance Department AKK Meena, said that the departments, PSUs or State agencies have to be very careful while keeping deposits in any bank and proper enquiry must be done about the financial health of the concerned bank for making any deposit. Meena’s letter “reiterated that withdrawal of money from the treasury without sufficient grounds and depositing the same in bank account shall be construed as a financial irregularity”. In July this year, the Finance department had empanelled 17 public sector undertaking banks, eight private banks, two regional rural banks and one each from small finance bank and cooperative bank for the purpose of doing financial transactions and deposits for State PSUs and State level autonomous societies for 2019-20 financial year, according to The New Indian Express.