Indian citizens will get Rs 15 lakh slowly, claims Union Minister Ramdas Athwale

Indian citizens will get Rs 15 lakh slowly, claims Union Minister Ramdas Athwale   Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athwale on Tuesday stoked another controversy by saying that Indian citizens will get Rs 15 lakh in their accounts slowly. [caption id="attachment_230155" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Indian citizens will get Rs 15 lakh slowly, claims Union Minister Ramdas Athwale[/caption] Ramdas Athwale alleged that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is not giving money despite being told. There are also some technical issues.Due to which, money is not being collected, Athwale claimed.  

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale: 15 lakh rupees (promised by the central government in every bank account) will come slowly, not at a single time. Asked for money from RBI but they are not giving. So the amount can't be collected. There are some technical issues. (17.12.18) pic.twitter.com/OO5dLH3Pd7 — ANI (@ANI) December 18, 2018

Union Minister was responding to a question on Narendra Modi’s poll promise. Narendra Modi in 2014 had promised to bring back black money stashed abroad within 100 days if he became the PM. He had also said that every poor citizen will get Rs 15 lakhs in their accounts. [caption id="attachment_230152" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Indian citizens will get Rs 15 lakh slowly, claims Union Minister Ramdas Athwale[/caption] However, later on BJP President Amit Shad had termed the Narendra Modi promise a political gimmick. - PTC News