Hello to all the respected members. I just read this mail stating this issue of requiring the signature for opening the acount in SBI. With all due respect to SBI, I would just like to share my experience that I had with the bank. I some where feel that there is some problem that exists with how a bank like SBI is handling its customers with different abilities, or specifically the customers with visual impairment. I am an undergrad student of the St Xavier's college mumbai, and just a few months back when I went to my nearest SBI branch back home in Delhi to open my bank acount they rejected it. The reason that was given to me for the same was that because I can't put my signature so, putting my thumb impression is not accepted by the bank. And I would have to do with a joint account, and I won't get any debit card issued by the bank for the simple reason that I can't put my signature. I was both shocked and agetated that what's even the logic behind this. My mother adviced me to go for a private bank instead, but my point is that is switching banks can be a solution to this unfare practice by the SBI? If government run banks will exclude the people with different abilities in such a manner then how and what can we expect from others. It is my humble request to the stake holders to please take a solid action on this issue. With best regards Ajay.
On Fri, 8 Dec, 2023, 11:49 pm Vaibhav Bhandari, < [email protected]> wrote: > Good Evening Everyone, > Just a few months ago, I had gone to an SBI branch to try to open my > account and they told me that thumb print would not be accepted for > opening the bank account and availing facilities like debit card, > internet banking, checkbook, etc., I would need to know how to sign or > else it would be clasified under some illiteracy clause. It's > necessary to understand here that I haven't any experience in signing > and hadn't required doing so until now. The helper that was explaining > me all this also said that they haven't even allowed their visually > impared employees to use internet banking because they couldn't sign. > So after returning, I tried doing some research, where in I found that > there is a consensus among the various sites that such facilities > cannot be denied to people with visual imparement just because they > cannot sign but I cannot find this written somewhere in the banking > rules. So, if someone could clarify this for me, it'd be really > helpful. > > -- > Thanks/regards: Vaibhav Bhandari > > -- > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of > the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "AccessIndia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CADDLUp18gAY1_NXkAedN_-bXFrnY5vCKthpk58b_RtuUKX9n3Q%40mail.gmail.com > . > -- Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AccessIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CA%2Brtn2Rs3bARz9odpUReZ9o2opbpKwuzOCztWyr%3D3PrOB6CBmw%40mail.gmail.com.
