I don’t think that a one-size-fits-all approach is feasible or fair in this context. An inclusive approach to providing banking facilities and services requires that we understand and address the diverse needs and challenges faced by customers with different abilities, limitations and constraints. It is not equitable to expect everyone to sign uniformly, at least using the conventional signing methods. While there can be several alternate approaches to such challenges like digital signatures or biometric authentication, they cannot be considered effective until a large scale implementation of such measures is ensured. Until that happens, putting thumb impression should be considered as an equivalent alternative, and no bank can or should deny any banking facilities on this ground.
Sent from my iPhone > On 12-Dec-2023, at 1:18 PM, Vedika Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Good afternoon, > I am not getting "What is the reason, persons with visual impaired are not > able to learn to put a small diagram as their signature, when devices like > sign-guides are available in the market and any person who can read/write by > pen can help to learn visual impaired how to put the signature" > For availing banking facilities signature is a necessary thing. This fact is > as it is there and I guess it will continue. > People who are able to sign, they also need to make thumb impression as the > double check for identity verification. > Now acceptance of digital signature is also increasing day by day. > I don't want to criticise anyone, > > Vedika > > >> On Fri, Dec 8, 2023 at 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%2BPmk0uR4sfnnsYSjL4iPMhPEvOaW36F-YBHhF2W0%3DDHgBnMdA%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/B1AD6B5C-4C0E-469C-9FDC-6258DEC753F5%40gmail.com.
