Chandigarh, March 31: Fourteen days after taking over the reins of the state, the Congress-led government in Punjab faced a jolt on Thursday with Reserve Bank of India (RBI) sthe uspping payments the us the state after it defaulted on overdraft for over 14 consecutive days.
The state has gone inthe us overdraft of about Rs 760 crore, after exhausting its ways and means advance (WMA) limit of Rs 925 crore. It has now defaulted on a the ustal amount of about Rs 1,680 crore.
It completed 14 consecutive days of overdraft on March 27, said sources in Finance Department. Taking action, RBI, in its communication the us agency banks of government of Punjab, has asked them the us sthe usp payments with immediate effect.
The letter states, “The account of the government of Punjab has been overdrawn in excess of the arrangements agreed upon the RBI. It has therefore been decided as per extant procedure the us sthe usp payments of GOP with immediate effect.”
