Categories: Banking

DICGC increases the insurance coverage for depositors to 5 lakh

Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) increases the insurance coverage for depositors in all insured banks from Rs 1 lakh to 5 lakh with effect from February 4, 2020, with the approval of Government of India. The rate of premium payable by the insured banks will be raised from 10 paise per Rs 100 of assessable deposits to 12 paise per Rs100 of assessable deposits per annum.

This step is taken with a view to providing a greater measure of protection to depositors in banks the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of India.

Thus in terms of Section 16 (1) of Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act 1961, the limit of the total amount payable by the Corporation to any one depositor in respect of his/her deposits with an insured bank in the same right and capacity shall be 75 lakh.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

  • Chairman of Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation: B.P.Kanungo.
  • B.P. Kanungo is the Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India.
  • Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) came into existence on July 15, 1978.
  • The Head Office of the Corporation is at Mumbai.

 

Find More Banking News Here

Sumit Arora

Recent Posts

Uttarakhand Tourism Announced India’s First Astro Tourism Campaign Named ‘Nakshatra Sabha’

The Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board has teamed up with Starscapes, an astro-tourism company, to introduce…

1 day ago

UNESCO Guillermo Cano Prize 2024 Awarded to Palestine Journalists in Gaza

In a gesture of solidarity and recognition, Palestinian journalists covering the crisis in Gaza have…

1 day ago

Sanjaya Kumar Mishra to head GST Appellate Tribunal

Retired Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra has been appointed as the President of the Goods &…

1 day ago

RBI Approves Re-appointment of Atanu Chakraborty as HDFC Bank Part-Time Chairman

Atanu Chakraborty's re-appointment as part-time Chairman of HDFC Bank for three years, effective from May…

1 day ago

American Express Announces Inauguration of 1 Million Sq Ft Campus in Gurugram

American Express is set to inaugurate its expansive new campus in Gurugram, spanning nearly one…

1 day ago

World Press Freedom Index 2024 Announced, India Ranked 159th Out of 180 Countries

In the latest edition of the World Press Freedom Index published annually by Reporters Without…

1 day ago