Question : RETURN OF FIXED DEPOSIT AMOUNT



(a) whether the Government have received complaints that DCM Ltd. have not been paying the fixed deposit money to their depositors for the last two years even months after the deposits have matured;

(b) If so, the number of complaints received and the amount involved; and

(c) the action taken or proposed to be taken to compel the company to return the money to the bonafide depositors and investors ?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (BALASAHEB VIKHE PATIL)

(a) & (b) The Department of Company Affairs has received 9 complaints during the last two years for non-payment of deposits by DCM Ltd. The total amount involved is Rs.2.96 lakhs.

(c): For non-payment of matured deposits, depositors can approach Company Law Board for necessary orders by making an application in the prescribed form with prescribed fee upon which Company Law Board will order repayment. Compliance with Company Law Board`s orders is monitored by Registrar of Companies.