The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is understood to have taken initial steps to sell assets including properties owned by the Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative Bank (PMC Bank) to pay the depositors. The central bank has asked the Mumbai Police to demerge the assets owned by the bank which will then be auctioned.

Earlier this month, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had said she would speak to RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das to consider expediting the withdrawal of funds by depositors of the PMC Bank.

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At present, PMC Bank, is under directions of RBI and depositors can withdraw only ₹ 40,000.

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In a bid to alleviate the problems being faced by the depositors of the crisis-hit PMC Bank, the All India Bank Depositors' Association (AIBDA) has suggested to the RBI an immediate action plan, including upping the deposit withdrawal cap to ₹1 lakh and creation of a special line of credit that can allow additional withdrawal up to ₹10 lakh for all eligible large depositors.

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