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With Rs 7,000 cr stuck, over 20k PMC Bank depositors play waiting game

The amount stuck is Rs 7,126 crore, which is 60 per cent of the total Rs 11,800-crore in deposits

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In a statement, Unity SFB said the draft scheme rescued PMC Bank from liquidation and has protected the interests of all stakeholders

Manojit SahaAnup Roy Mumbai
The draft amalgamation scheme of Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank with Unity Small Finance Bank (SFB) allowed quick relief to depositors with savings of up to Rs 5 lakh, but a long wait for those who had their nest egg with the scam-tainted bank. If the scheme gets approved, 96 per cent (or 880,000 of 924,000) depositors will get their full money straightaway after PMC is merged with Unity SFB.

According to the draft scheme, retail investors may get up to Rs 5 lakh from the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) instantly, and then some more in

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