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AMMAN — The Lower House on Monday passed the 2023 amendments to the Right to Access Information, banning officials from disclosing any classified data or those with possible risks to state security.Under the law, no information shall be disclosed if classified or deemed as posing threat to the security of the state and its foreign policy, the Jordan News Agency, Petra,

AMMAN — The Lower House on Wednesday continued discussing the draft amendments related to the Law of the Right to Access Information, passing four additional articles (4, 5, 6 and 7) out of a total of 16 in the proposed law, during a session chaired by Lower House Speaker Ahmad Safadi. Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh and government officials were present, according to the

AMMAN — The Lower House on Wednesday continued discussing the draft amendments related to the Law of the Right to Access Information, passing four additional articles (4, 5, 6 and 7) out of a total of 16 in the proposed law, during a session chaired by Lower House Speaker Ahmad Safadi. Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh and government officials were present, according to the

Yearender 2023: From launching the UDGAM portal for unclaimed deposits to instructing banks on timely return of property documents to borrowers, the central bank initiatives made life easy for bank customers. RBI’s stance on interest rates will be keenly watched in 2024, with some market watchers expecting reduction in rates from the second half of next year.

Compared to the preceding financial year of FY22, where the unclaimed deposits with both public and private sector banks stood at ₹32,934 crore, the current figure represents a noteworthy increase to ₹42,272 crore by the end of March 2023, marking a 28 percent rise.

Depositors can view information relating to their unclaimed deposits on Udgam portal which was created in collaboration with Reserve Bank Information Technology (ReBIT), Indian Financial Technology & Allied Services (IFTAS), and other institutions

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The rate of unclaimed deposits in Indian banks has risen by 28% in this financial year, with the amount now totaling up to ₹42,270 crore.

Replying to another question, Karad said quoting RBI data, gross non-performing assets (NPAs), including those associated with Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) was Rs 9,33,779 crore (Gross NPA ratio of 9.07 per cent) as on March 31, 2019, Rs 8,96,082 crore (Gross NPA ratio of 8.21 per cent) as on March 31, 2020 and Rs 8,35,051 crore (Gross NPA ratio of 7.33 per cent) as on March 31, 2021.

New Delhi: There has been a significant 28 percent annual increase in unclaimed deposits held by banks, amounting to Rs 42,270 crore, the government informed the Parliament on Tuesday.