Bank Accounts With Balance Over Rs 30,000 To Be Closed? PIB Fact Check Debunks Fake News Attributed to RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

News claiming the governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Shaktikanta Das, made an important announcement regarding bank accounts that if any account holder has more than Rs 30,000 in his account, then his account will be closed is being widely shared on social media. However, the news has turned out to be fake. A fact check conducted by the Press Information Bureau has termed phoney. The PIB added that the RBI had made no such decision. Everything in India To Be Closed for 10 Days? PIB Fact Check Debunks Fake Claim.

Bank Accounts With Balance Over Rs 30,000 To Be Closed?

एक ख़बर में दावा किया जा रहा है कि भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक के गवर्नर ने बैंक खातों को लेकर एक अहम ऐलान किया है कि अगर किसी भी खाताधारक के खाते में 30,000 रुपये से ज्यादा है तो उसका खाता बंद कर दिया जाएगा#PIBFactCheck

▪️ यह ख़बर #फ़र्ज़ी है।

▪️ @RBI ने ऐसा कोई निर्णय नहीं लिया है। pic.twitter.com/dZxdb5tOU9

— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) June 15, 2023

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