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When the Centre itself has not gotten clarity on NPR, why has it already validated it as a valid identity document! So, the NPR document is not mandatory if you can submit any other OVD for the KYC verification. Fact-checking news website BoomLive has found that the central bank has indeed issued a new set of guidelines, as per which the NPR document will now be accepted as a valid ID proof. So, withdraw your money from these accounts and cancel all the accounts in Central Bank of India (sic),” said the fake viral message, according to the fact-checking news website. UP Police lathi charge, detain Rahul, Priyanka and others heading towards Hathras to meet Dalit family. But, has the RBI really revised its guidelines and made an NPR document mandatory? The RBI has issued a directive to banks, a letter from NPR containing details of name and address is to be accepted by banks for opening a bank account or to fulfil any other KYC norms. Fact-check: Has the RBI really asked banks to accept NPR letter as a KYC document? Is the demand for a uniform civil code a cry for a just share for all Indian women or a hegemonising stick to beat the minorities with? While it is, in fact, the NPR document that must be part of the KYC process under the revised norms, the viral WhatsApp message, which led to depositors’ panic, falsely claimed that the banks have included the NRC document in the KYC list. Review: Government body calls for self-reliance in Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), Data: ‘Quality of Education’ is the prime reason behind students opting for Private educational institutions, Data: Between 2014 & 2018, Average per hospitalization expenditure in Private hospitals increased by 23%, Data: By the end of 2018, more than 83% of the NDPS cases were pending with courts, Data: Pendency of NDPS cases at the Police increases in Metro cities, Data: Hyderabad may emerge as the city with greatest energy consumption outside of NCR, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Central Bank of India advertisement, mentioned in the post, can be found in the Eenadu newspaper published on 11th January 2019, published in Telangana. Fluorosis: Significant progress in the last 10 years, thousands still susceptible, Master Direction – Know Your Customer (KYC) Direction, 2016’, ఇది NRC కి మద్దతుగా BJP, RSS చేసిన బైక్ ర్యాలీని కేరళ ప్రజలు అడ్డుకుంటున్న వీడియో కాదు, శబరిమల నిరసనల వీడియో, The man in the video is not affiliated to BJP. Why are rapists and 'upper-caste' supremacists getting bolder in UP? The Central Bank of India later issued a clarification saying that the NPR letter is not a mandatory document but only one of the alternatives for completing KYC.
He is Banaras Congress leader Harish Mishra. Some banks have been preparing to accept NPR data, the report said. Recently, the central bank in a Telugu daily advertisement asked customers to submit KYC details before January 31, 2020. “CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA....announced in public notice, that they included NRC doc in KYC list. NRC creates question phobia in Bengal’s Birbhum. Accounts will be suspended, and we can't withdraw money from accounts if NRC doc is not provided. NPR document is not mandatory. On the Government’s website, Vikaspedia, more information regarding the KYC can be read.

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Each news story on FACTLY is backed by factual evidence/data from official sources that is either available in the public domain or that is collated/gathered/collected using tools such as the Right to Information (RTI). With more and more joining the opposition against NPR (National Population Register) which is to be the first step towards NRC (National Register of Citizens), the message is pretty clear for the Centre. It has come to light that at least two nationalised banks have included “Letter from NPR” as a valid KYC (Know Your Customer) document and thus has become a part of the list of Officially Valid Documents (OVDs). © 2014-2020 Factly Media & Research | Except for videos, content on this site is licensed under a, Data: Around 55% of the COVID-19 emergency funds released to the States so far. “Why is the bank asking for an NPR certificate when Aadhaar and PAN are sufficient for KYC?,” asked one Twitter user. Did NRC turn BJP’s electoral dreams to dust in Bengal? AI can detect Covid-19 in lungs like virtual physician: Study, Delirium key sign of Covid-19 in frail, older people: Study, First person cured of HIV, Timothy Ray Brown, dies. The Central bank of India had issued a notification asking its customers to submit KYC details before January 31 and it said that those who failed to submit these details will not be able to withdraw/transfer money from their account. Direct link to download, MHT CET 2020: MSRTC operates extra buses for students appearing in CET exam, West Bengal: Final semester UG, PG exams begin in JU, Calcutta University, Cambridge University academic makes history as first Indian-origin department head, Gujarat private schools to take 25 per cent fee cut, Jio Android smartphone’s specifications leaked: Here's what it could offer, Motorola Razr 5G arriving in India on October 5: Price, availability and more, Google Pixel 4a India launch date revealed: Know when is it arriving, Google unveils Pixel 5, Pixel 4a 5G, Google TV and more: Price, features and more, IPL 2020, Match 12: Youngsters shine in KKR's second win of season against RR, IPL 2020, Match 11: Rashid Khan stars in SRH's first win of the season over DC, IPL 2020, Match 10: RCB win Super Over thriller against Mumbai Indians as Ishan's 99 goes in vain, IPL 2020, Match 9: Samson, Tewatia power RR to stunning win over KXIP, IPL 2020, Match 8: Shubman Gill shines in KKR's 7-wicket win over SRH, 4,000 dogs, cats, rabbits bought online as pets found dead in China, 5 lakh sharks may be slaughtered to create COVID-19 vaccine, experts say, Woman who went missing for two years found alive floating in sea, Horoscope Today, Astrology Oct 1, 2020 (Bhavishyavani): From Cancer to to Libra– know about your day, Why you should change your skin, hair products with season, Vastu Tips: Know how to sit in front of the door to avoid ruining your health, Vastu Tips: Know how to worship trees before cutting it for auspicious results. Are India's pharma regulations denting patient interests? So, it is unlikely for the individual banks to come up with their own new rules. A top executive of a public sector bank said as the NPR is a database containing a list of all usual residents of the country, there is ‘nothing wrong’ in linking it with the KYC exercise. The Central Bank of India later issued a clarification saying that the NPR letter is not a mandatory document but only one of the alternatives for completing KYC. The Central Bank of India has in a notification asked its customers to submit KYC details by January 31, the report added. Reportedly, around Rs 4.5 crore cash, large deposits in savings bank accounts have been withdrawn from the Kayalpattinam branch of the Central Bank of India, Tuticorin, since Saturday. The states’ non-cooperation towards NPR is a clear defiance of the Centre’s mandate but the Centre is undeterred and is aggressively pushing its agenda. UP Police now claim that Hathras Dalit victim was not raped! Fact: Central Bank of India has issued a clarification that any one document from the mentioned list (in the advertisement) can be submitted for the KYC verification.NPR document is not mandatory.

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The question however remains why has the RBI issued a notification to include a document in its KYC list when the document has not even come into existence yet.

Fact-check: Has the RBI really asked banks to accept NPR letter as a KYC document. The Central Bank of India has published another advertisement with the clarification. Lawyers for Democracy: Advocates march against CAA-NPR-NRC IPL 2020 | Is it time for Kolkata Knight Riders to look beyond Sunil Narine the opener?