India, Oct. 4 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday that financial assets worth Rs.1.84 lakh crore remain unclaimed with banks and regulatory authorities and emphasised the need for officials to take proactive measures to reunite these funds with their rightful owners.

The finance minister was speaking at an event in Gandhinagar from where she launched the three-month "Apki Poonji, Apka Adhikar (Your Money, Your Right)" national campaign in the presence of Gujarat finance minister Kanubhai Desai and senior officials from the banks and the finance ministry.

Speaking on the occasion, Sitharaman highlighted that the campaign carries a simple but powerful message that every rupee saved by citizens must return to them or th...