To claim, check portals like UDGAM for bank deposits and IEPF for shares/dividends. Required documents include folio/policy numbers and KYC. Process varies, but KYC authentication is crucial.
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.
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
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.