India withdraws FRDI Bill from Lok Sabha

NEW DELHI: Nearly a year after introducing it in the Lok Sabha, the government of India today withdrew the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance (FRDI) Bill following widespread concerns over certain provisions in the proposed legislation.nnThere have been concerns over the proposed ‘bail-in’ clause to resolve a failing bank and insurance cover on bank deposits.nnThe bill was introduced on August 10, 2017 in the House and then referred to the Joint Committee of Parliament.nnA proposal to withdraw the bill was today moved by Minister of State for Finance Pon Radhakrishnan and was approved by the House.nnLast week, the Committee tabled its report and had agreed with the government’s proposal to withdraw the bill.nnThe FRDI Bill sought to make an enabling law for creation of an independent resolution corporation to carry out speedy and efficient resolution of financial firms in distress, among others.nnFinance Minister Piyush Goyal had informed the committee about various reasons for deciding to withdraw the bill.nnThe stakeholders, including the public, have raised apprehensions relating to the provisions of the FRDI Bill like the use of bail-in instrument to resolve a failing bank and the adequacy of deposit insurance cover, Goyal had told the panel.nnSource: Press Trust of India