For the India Post, the Union government is likely to earmark Rs 1,300 crore to enable it to make a foray into the banking space. The Expenditure Finance Commission will meet this month and finalise the fund to be provided to India Post for the proposed Post Bank of India, a finance ministry official said. The Department of Post, which has applied to the Reserve Bank for a new bank licence, had last month approached the Finance Ministry for sanctions of Rs 1,300 crore for its banking foray and t
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India Post’s banking dream gets thumbs down from govt
Unconfirmed reports indicate that the union finance ministry opposes the proposal of India Port to foray into banking venture. Officials of the finance ministry raised doubt about the ability of India Post to conduct banking business. It may be recalled that India Post plans to apply for a banking license from