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Banking & Finance

Insurance

DICGC Transitions to Risk-Linked Premium Model for Banks

5 Mar 2026

• DICGC Establishment: July 15, 1978 (under the DICGC Act, 1961)
• Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Chairman: Currently a Deputy Governor of the RBI (Michael Debabrata Patra)
• Maximum Insurance Limit: Rs 5 lakh per depositor per bank

Banking Affairs

RBI Penalizes Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services for Compliance Lapses

4 Mar 2026

• Entity Type: Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC)
• Governing Act: RBI Act, 1934
• Internal Ombudsman: A mechanism for grievance redressal within financial institutions

EPFO

EPFO Keeps EPF Interest Rate Steady at 8.25% for FY 2025-26

3 Mar 2026

• EPFO Ministry: Ministry of Labour & Employment
• Union Minister for Labour & Employment: Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya

RBI

98.44% of ₹2,000 Banknotes Successfully Returned to the Banking System

3 Mar 2026

• RBI Subsidiaries: DICGC, BRBNMPL, ReBIT, IFTAS, RBIH

RBI

RBI and Bank of Japan Renew $75 Billion Bilateral Swap Arrangement

3 Mar 2026

• RBI Established: 1 April 1935
• RBI Governor (as per 2026 context): Sanjay Malhotra (26th)
• RBI HQ: Mumbai

RBI

RBI Initiates March 2026 Round of Rural Consumer Confidence Survey

2 Mar 2026

• Survey Agency: Ipsos Research Private Ltd
• Scope: 31 States/UTs
• Frequency: Conducted regularly to track economic shifts

RBI

RBI Penalizes Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services for Compliance Lapses

2 Mar 2026

• RBI Governor: Shaktikanta Das
• NBFC Stands for: Non-Banking Financial Company
• RBI Headquarters: Mumbai

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