Scam-hit PNB nets Rs 1.5 billion in FY18 as below minimum balance penalty

The bank charged Rs 320 million as penalty in the first quarter of FY18, Rs 290 million in the second, Rs 370 million in the third and Rs 530 million in the fourth quarter.

Punjab National Bank, PNB
Press Trust of India Indore
Last Updated : Jul 18 2018 | 3:46 AM IST
Punjab National Bank (PNB) has collected Rs 1.51 billion as penalty from its customers during the last financial year for not keeping minimum balance in savings accounts, reveals an RTI query. 

"During 2017-18, a total penalty of Rs 1.51 billion has been recovered due to non-maintenance of minimum balance in 122,98,748 savings fund accounts," PNB replied in response of a query filed by RTI activist Chadra Shekhar Gaud. 

The bank charged Rs 320 million as penalty in the first quarter of FY18, Rs 290 million in the second, Rs 370 million in the third and Rs 530 million in the fourth quarter, PNB said in the RTI reply.

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First Published: Jul 18 2018 | 3:46 AM IST

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