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(
DFS
) has advised banks to examine the issue of rationalisation of penal charges for nonmaintenance of
Minimum Average Balance
(MAB), with emphasis on providing relief to customers in semi-urban and rural areas, said MoS for finance
Pankaj Chaudhary
Department of Financial Services (DFS) has advised banks to examine the issue of rationalisation of penal charges for nonmaintenance of Minimum Average Balance (MAB), with emphasis on providing relief to customers in semi-urban and rural areas, said MoS for finance Pankaj Chaudhary.
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