no, though i was just about thinking of writing to them. however, in the mean time i got this reply. do you suggest, i should wait for a few days before i call up the gentleman who's written this mail or should i call him up straight away?
On 7/3/09, pamnani <[email protected]> wrote: > > Bharat, > I am glad your problem is over. We must all understand that we need good > laws and we need to be vigil to ensure that they are implemented. You took > immediate action by writing to this group and I could follow it up > immediately, the RBI did its job and ICICI responded so you have a happy > situation in 12 days. > this does not always happen. We have to follow up and fight for our rights. > > There are thousands of Bank officials in the country and every one of them > has his own opinion. We should not think that by just having good circulars > we can make these officials understand the situation. Once we are armed > with > the circulars we should be ready to cajole, convince and change them and > their mindsets. We need to be alert and ready to stand up for ourselves. > Did you write to the Delhi ombudsman? > > Best wishes and happy banking. Now see if you get all the facilities. > Kanchan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bharat" <[email protected]> > To: "Accessindia" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 22:15 > Subject: [AI] [Fwd: FW: help with opening a joint bank account] > > > hi all, > you might like to go through the below mail. my heartfelt thanks to > kanchan & all others who pitched in. now hoping to hear from them further > in > this regard. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ramesh Somisetty > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 7:51 PM > Subject: RE: [Fwd: FW: [AI] help with opening a joint bank account] > > > Dear Mr.Bharat, > > We refer to your mail dated June 20, 2009 which has been forwarded to us by > RBI. > > At the outset, we apologise for the inconvenience caused and assure you > that > we hold Visually impaired persons > in the highest esteem and regard. > > We request you to let us know your contact numbers for us to contact you > and > know the details of branch where you > had undergone the discomfort , enabling us to take corrective steps . > > We thank for giving us an opportunity to clarify and assure you of our best > services. We also would like to clarify that RBI guidelines > give a clear direction for facilitating access to banking facilities by > visually challenged persons. > > Kindly let us know the nearest branch you wish to open your account with > us, > enabling us to arrange for account opening. > > Sincerely, > > Ramesh Somisetty > Chief Manager-Service Quality > 9703916923 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bharat" <[email protected]> > To: "Accessindia" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 9:20 AM > Subject: [AI] help with opening a joint bank account > > > > hi all, > > my wife & I would like to open a joint bank account > with ICICI. we > > approached the bank officials with regard to it, however, > we were > > informed that while, the RBI guidelines permit a blind > person to open > > a bank account along with being issued a chequebook & an > ATM, the same > > cannot be done in case of a joint account. I.E. a blind > couple cannot > > open a joint bank account, as the same is not mandated & > permissible > > in case of a blind couple. > > would really appreciate your guidance in this regard. > it would be > > really helpful if you can point me to a circular about the > same. > > > > > > > "Print this mail only if absolutely necessary. Save Paper. Save Trees." > > "This e-mail message may contain confidential, proprietary or legally > privileged information. It should not be used by anyone who is not the > original intended recipient. If you have erroneously received this message, > please delete it immediately and notify the sender. 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