HDFC Bank has also given a statement post this image getting viral and it has issued clarification as stated below:
Issuing a clarification, HDFC Bank said the information was not new and had been inserted as per a June 22, 2017 RBI circular.
“This pertains to information about the deposit insurance cover. We would like to clarify that the information has been inserted as per RBI circular dated Jane 22, 2017 which requires all Scheduled Commercial Banks, all Small Finance Banks and Payment Banks to incorporate information about ‘deposit insurance cover’ along with the limit of coverage upfront in the passbook,” the bank said in a statement.
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