RBI imposes cap on withdrawal from certain bank accounts

16 Dec 2016 Evaluate

To stop the misuse of bank account for black money deposit, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed certain restrictions on withdrawal if more than Rs 2 lakh has been deposited after November 9 in an account which has a balance of over Rs 5 lakh.

The RBI in its notification said that the PAN quotation will be mandatory for withdrawal and transfer of funds in bank accounts, otherwise submission of Form 60 will be required if person don’t have PAN card. The bank also said monthly withdrawal limit of Rs 10,000 will be maintained even if a 'small account' has witnessed increase in annual permissible deposit of Rs 1 lakh.It added that no debit transaction, transfer or otherwise shall be allowed in accounts which do not comply with the above mentioned requirements.

The RBI has imposed quotation of PAN and withdrawal restrictions in bank accounts after it was brought to the notice of the RBI that strict compliance with KYC (Know Your Customer) provisions is not being ensured in some cases. In view of this, RBI advised, banks and NBFCs to ensure compliance regarding quoting of PAN/obtaining of Form 60 for all transactions. The apex bank also said that it has issued elaborate instructions to all the bank management to do central data checking and whenever they find any inconsistency, it should be pursued further through their internal audit mechanism.

It added that RBI supervisors are also carrying out similar exercise on the various data points of banks and whenever any untoward transactions or action is noticed, due investigation would be done and then due action would be pursued.

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