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Key Objectives of the Bill
- Strengthening Governance in Banking: Enhances regulatory oversight and governance in banks, particularly public sector and cooperative banks.
- Better Protection for Depositors & Investors: Introduces new measures to safeguard depositors’ interests.
- Enhanced Reporting & Audit Standards: Improves compliance, audit quality, and transparency in financial reporting to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Major Amendments Introduced
- Increased Nomination Flexibility:
- Account holders can now include up to four nominees for deposits and articles in safe custody.
- Allows simultaneous and successive nominations for better legal and financial planning.
- Transfer of Unclaimed Assets to IEPF:
- Unclaimed dividends, shares, and interest/redemption on bonds will be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF).
- Depositors and investors can claim refunds from the IEPF.
- Revised Banking Report Submission Dates:
- Banks will now submit statutory reports to the RBI at the end of a fortnight, month, or quarter instead of every Friday.
- Updated ‘Substantial Interest’ Definition for Directorships:
- The threshold for defining substantial interest will be raised from ₹5 lakh to ₹2 crore to reflect modern financial realities.
- Governance Changes in Cooperative Banks:
- Amendments in the Banking Regulations Act will only apply to cooperative banks engaged in banking activities.
- Tenure of directors (excluding chairpersons and full-time directors) increased from 8 years to 10 years to align with the Constitution (Ninety-Seventh Amendment) Act, 2011.
Next Steps
- The bill will now be sent to the President for final approval before becoming law.
- Once enacted, these reforms are expected to enhance stability, transparency, and governance in the banking sector.
