Ideally, it should have been that... "in cases where it is impracticable to provide ramp facility in any bank branch, banks should make such alternative arrangements by making their employees provide banking services to PWDs at the doorsteps of the branch".
A blanket exemption like the one in this circular, without even defining the word "impracticability", gives enough opportunities to the banks for non-compliance of the same. Also, just like one third of new ATMs to be accessible, the same proportion of the newly established branches should also be accessible along with ramp facilities. With the branch expansion on the rise in the present era, a rule like the above will make lot of future branches accessible. So, the implication is that, if a particular premises is not conducive for provision of accessibility, let the bank search for an alternative premises or make efforts to make it accessible. On 6/12/14, Asudani, Rajesh <[email protected]> wrote: > I quote: > > " However, in cases where it is impracticable to provide such ramp > facilities, whether permanently fixed to earth or otherwise, the requirement > may be dispensed with, for reasons recorded or displayed in branches or ATMs > concerned." > > > This says it all!!! > > > > With thanks and regards > > > (Rajesh Asudani) > Assistant General Manager > Market Intelligence Unit > Reserve Bank of India > Nagpur > > Tel.: 0712 2806358 > (In youth you want things, and then in middle-age you want to want them.) > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Kotian, H P > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2014 11:18 AM > To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning > the disabled. > Subject: [AI] All Urban coop. Bank's too have all 1/3 ATM's accessible > > > Date: Jun 11, 2014 > Need for bank branches/ATMs to be made Accessible to persons with > disabilities > RBI/2013-14/637 > UBD.BPD.Cir.No. 70/13.03.000/2013-14 > June 11, 2014 > The Chief Executive Officer > All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks > Dear Sir / Madam > Need for bank branches/ATMs to be made > Accessible to persons with disabilities > Please refer to our circular UBD.CO.BPD.(PCB) Cir. No.63/9.39.000/2008-09 > dated April 29, 2009 on the captioned subject, wherein banks were advised to > provide, inter alia, ramps in all existing and future ATMs, and make at > least one third of new ATMs installed as talking ATMs with Braille keypads. > It was also advised to ensure that at least one talking ATM with Braille > keypad is generally available in each locality for catering to the needs of > visually impaired persons. > 2. UCBs are now advised to take appropriate steps to provide ramps at the > entrance of the bank branches so that persons with disabilities / wheel > chair users can enter bank branches and conduct business without difficulty. > Banks are advised to report the progress made in this regard periodically to > their Board of Directors/Customer Service Committee of the Board and ensure > compliance. However, in cases where it is impracticable to provide such ramp > facilities, whether permanently fixed to earth or otherwise, the requirement > may be dispensed with, for reasons recorded or displayed in branches or ATMs > concerned. > 3. It is observed that some banks have not yet made at least one third of > the new ATMs installed as talking ATMs with Braille keypads as advised vide > our circular referred to above. It is, therefore, advised that banks should > make all new ATMs installed from July 1, 2014 as talking ATMs with Braille > keypads and lay down a road map for converting existing ATMs as talking ATMs > with Braille keypads as advised in our circular dated April 24, 2009 ibid > and the same may be reviewed from time to time by the Board of > Directors/Customer Service Committee of the Board. > 4. In addition to the above, magnifying glasses should also be provided in > all bank branches for the use of persons with low vision, wherever they > require, for carrying out banking transactions with ease. 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