When my 88-year-old father was on his death-bed (literally) sometime in 2016, the BoI at Saligao suddenly realised that he had lost his ability to sign (on account of old age, infirmity and a crippling ailment called Multiple Systems Atrophy) and decided that an officer would visit our home to actually check on his condition! They told me that, as per their rules, the cheque book facility given to him would be withdrawn, and we would have to use withdrawal slips for every transaction henceforth. Apart from being terribly inconvenient, this also made it only tougher for me to keep track of the withdrawals from this account, or make cheque payments to others when needed.
This all happened at a time when I needed to undertake an urgent withdrawal for medicines and other incidental expenses. To top it all, I was a joint signatory for the bank account. I was so angry that I phoned the bank ombudsman (or some such designation) in Mumbai. The call came through back to Saligao, via Panjim. This issue was sorted out soon enough. On another occasion, a Government of India cheque was returned unpaid by the bank. This is rather strange. How could such a thing happen? Again, I had to call Mumbai, and the issue got sorted out. Frederick 9822122436 PS: Whenever the telephone exchange fails (which is often), the bank too is unable to transact any business. They just throw up their hands and say nothing is possible because 'connectivity is down'. I wish an important bank like this would take more care to ensure that they had a back-up connectivity to access the internet. One expects better, especially because the bank earns so much of its profits from our villagers. Wonder how much (if any) they put back by way of corporate social responsibility into the village itself. (I have also worked in the Bank of India, way back in the 1980s, at another branch, and I'd say it was a rather well managed and friendly branch.) <https://mailtrack.io/> Sent with Mailtrack <https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mailtrack-for-gmail-inbox/ndnaehgpjlnokgebbaldlmgkapkpjkkb?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=signaturevirality> On 2 December 2017 at 02:51, muriel&mario <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear consumers, > > Yesterday, Ms. Ashwini Naidu, the branch manager of Bank of India, > Saligao, refused to honour a cheque presented by our son Suhail. > > She wanted the Aadhaar Card (AC) linked to the account. *"We have not > made ACs,"* said Suhail. > > Then sign this declaration stating, *"I do not wish to submit my AC > number, for linking it in your bank," *she insisted. > > Suhail refused, saying that *there was no Supreme Court ruling on it as > yet.* > > When I went to the bank, she told me the same thing, but this time, rudely > and arrogantly. > > We came home, complained to a P P Joshi at the Zonal Office *(2404404,* > also 2424627, 2404400). > > *He admitted that the BOI procedure was incorrect. He apologised > profusely for Ashwini's behaviour and phoned her to immediately give us the > money.* > > We went back and told her: *till the 31st December, based on AC linkage, > you will never ever refuse to honour a cheque presented by a consumer, in > this branch. It is illegal and amounts to a criminal offence of theft.* > > She was very angry, but had to give us the money. We told her that we > have a strong consumer movement in Saligao and Goa and will not tolerate > illegalities and arrogance from her. > > The rest is in the attachment... > > Warm regards and solidarity, > > M&M. > -- > ................................................................ > there *is* > *anOTHERgoa at:* > > > *<https://www.facebook.com/mario.mascarenhas.967 > <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/d145905c5d76d5099dfaa78e4a14b8590decc525?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmario.mascarenhas.967&userId=2171584&signature=d1dab5a986a91b9f>>,<https://www.facebook.com/goa.garbage.struggle > <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/50df54c4628d8f67f26c7eb101c3ba606ffff703?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgoa.garbage.struggle&userId=2171584&signature=8b746e28540840ef>>,* > <http://www.an*OTHER*goa.blogspot.in > <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/ddf92c978396b7d2831887008980c3b74ba93b09?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anothergoa.blogspot.in%2F&userId=2171584&signature=b450769834299be6> > >, > <http://www.saligao.org > <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/bfc5f011f70b13759c11658ed4df21b1df9cd1d1?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.saligao.org&userId=2171584&signature=9d4739750c7b9a98> > >, > <http://www.youtube.com/anothergoa > <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/61c4221970ce44728af33719f50961dabe60fcb4?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fanothergoa&userId=2171584&signature=460a82cd36b8514d> > > > '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' > ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' > muriel & mario, > c/o FULKAR, > 6/22, sonarbhatt, saligao. > bardez. goa. 403511. > tel: *0832.2409999* / 9405950605 > <anothergoa AT gmail.com > <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/f4b2ce684fe21633e684454b88542b297d9dc1d2?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgmail.com&userId=2171584&signature=ab188d25a55ac7a6> > > > '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' > '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' > -- _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ _/ Frederick Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا _/ +91-9822122436 (SMS if you can't get through) _/ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ <https://mailtrack.io/> Sent with Mailtrack <https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mailtrack-for-gmail-inbox/ndnaehgpjlnokgebbaldlmgkapkpjkkb?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=signaturevirality> -- -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe email [email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. 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