- AFFORDABLE HOMES GET FURTHER BOOST AS GOVERNMENT REDUCES GST: Affordable housing got further boost from the government as the Goods & Services Tax (GST) council has recommended reduction of GST from 12% to 8% for houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) that provides credit linked subsidy scheme ( CLSS) .
- GST E-WAY BILL INTRODUCED: As a 15 day trial, the nationwide E-way bill came in to effect from 1ST February 2018. Under this bill every transporter will have to carry a system generated bill to move goods from one place to the other. This bill can be generated from the GSTN portal. This system has been introduced for bringing in a seamless inter-state movement of goods.
- BANK OF INDIA RECOVERS Rs. 3,000 CRORE BAD LOANS IN ONE MONTH: Bank of India has recovered Rs. 3,000 crore of bad loans in the last one month. The said recovery was done by invoking standby letter of credit (SBLC) and guarantees of the respective defaulters. The Bank’s official statement said that they will recover hefty amounts in this month also by invoking the remaining SBLC and guarantees.
- SBI TO OFFER CREDIT CARDS TO FARMERS: State Bank of India is planning to sell Credit Cards to farmers on easier terms. It has tied up with its credit card issuing subsidy- SBI Card to make it happen. This is perhaps the first time that a bank is offering credit card product to farmers. Till now small farmers have access to bank credit by way of Kisan Credit Card (KCC), which are linked with bank accounts and offer cash credit facility to KCC card holders. Initially these credit cards will be offered to Farmers in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
- BANKS RELUCTANT TO LEND TO REALTY SECTOR ON RISING NPA: The share of bank credit to real estate sector has fallen sharply to 17% from over 68% in 2013. Banks are reluctant to provide credit to this sector due to rising NPAs and lower profit in property business. This is according to the economic survey.
- USHA ANANTHASUBRAMANIAN BECOMES FIRST WOMAN CHAIRPERSON OF IBA: Usha Ananthsubramanian, Managing Director of Allahabad Bank has become the first woman Chairperson of Indian Banks’ Association (IBA). She will be the Chairperson till August 31St 2018 as she will be superannuating on August 31ST. Earlier to this she was the Deputy Chairperson.
- FINANCE MINISTRY NUDGES PSU BANKS TO SWAP ASSETS, OPTIMISE OPERATIONS: The Finance Ministry has asked the PSU Banks to consider asset swaps, including exchange of their corporate portfolios and branches to optimise nation-wide operations and to further strengthen its move on consolidation/merger of banks. Banks may also swap same rated loans- both corporate and retail to attain cohesive portfolio.
- RBI DECLINES GOVERNMENT’S DEMAND FOR ADDITIONAL DIVIDEND: Reserve Bank of India has reportedly declined government’s demand for additional dividend. The government had asked an additional dividend of Rs. 13,000 crore. Reserve Bank of India has already transferred dividend of Rs. 30,659 crore to the government for the financial year 2016-17.
- PSU BANKS IDENTIFY 41 OVERSEAS UNITS FOR RATIONALISATION: Public Sector Banks have started reviewing their overseas operations by identifying 41 units for rationalisation. This move could mean consolidation of operations, trimming of staff strength, exiting some non-core and non-profit activities or closing down some unviable overseas offices.
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