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PSBs have reported Rs 95,700-crore frauds in first 6 months of FY20: FM

FM Sitharaman says 5,743 incidents in govt banks from April to September this year

Nirmala Sitharaman
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman | File photo

Archis Mohan New Delhi
Public sector banks (PSBs) reported frauds of over Rs 95,700 crore in the first six months of the current financial year, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), PSBs reported 5,743 incidents of fraud involving a total amount of Rs 95,760.49 crore from April 1 to September 30 (based on the date of reporting). She said based on the date of occurrence of frauds, during the same period, the number of frauds was 1,007, involving a total amount of Rs 2,509.86 crore.

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