From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Asudani, Rajesh Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 2:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: (VIB) RBI circular banking facilities to visually challenged
Date: Sep 05, 2012 Banking facilities to visually challenged / persons with disabilities RBI /2012-13/191 DBOD.No. Leg.BC. 38/09.07.005/2012-13 September 5, 2012 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir Banking facilities to visually challenged / persons with disabilities Please refer to our Circular DBOD. No. Leg BC. 91 /09.07.005/2007-08 dated June 4, 2008<http://rbi.org.in/scripts/NotificationUser.aspx?Id=4226&Mode=0> on the captioned subject advising that all banking facilities such as cheque book facility including third party cheques, ATM facility, Net banking facility, locker facility, retail loans, credit cards etc., are invariably offered to visually challenged persons without any discrimination as they are legally competent to contract. Further, please also refer to Circular DBOD.No.Leg.BC.123 /09.07.005/2008-09 dated April 13, 2009<http://rbi.org.in/scripts/NotificationUser.aspx?Id=4923&Mode=0> advising banks to take necessary steps to provide all existing ATMs / future ATMs with ramps and to make at least one third of new ATMs installed as talking ATMs with Braille keypads. 2. It has been brought to our notice by Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities that visually challenged persons are facing problems in availing banking facilities like internet banking. Banks are, therefore, advised to strictly adhere to instructions contained in the above circulars and extend all banking facilities to persons with blindness, low-vision and other disabilities. Yours faithfully, (Rajesh Verma) Chief General Manager With thanks and regards (Rajesh Asudani) Assistant General Manager Reserve Bank of India Nagpur Cell: 9420397185 o: +91 712 2806846 R: 2591349 (In youth you want things, and then in middle-age you want to want them.) ________________________________ Caution: The Reserve Bank of India never sends mails, smses or makes calls asking for personal information like your bank account details, passwords, etc. It never keeps or offers funds to anyone. Please do not respond in any manner to such offers, however official or attractive they may look. Notice: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this email by error, please notify us by return e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The Reserve Bank of India accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Visually Impaired Bankers Of India" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vib-india?hl=en. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
