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
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