Ahmedabad: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said financial assets worth Rs 1.84 lakh crore were lying unclaimed with banks and regulators, and officials need to ensure these reach the rightful owners.

Sitharaman launched the three-month 'Apki Poonji, Apka Adhikar' (Your Money, Your Right) campaign from Gandhinagar in the presence of Gujarat Finance Minister Kanubhai Desai and senior officials from the banks and the finance ministry.

Speaking on the occasion, the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs said that financial assets worth Rs 1.84 lakh crore were lying unclaimed with banks and regulators in the form of bank deposits, insurance, provident fund or shares.

She urged officials to work on three As — Awareness, Access and Action — to ensure these uncla

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