no, this issue have a practical problem. who will escort you towards locker
room? hence, a blind person is allowed locker facility jointly.
here is the extract of the circular followed in our bank.
2. Locker facility to the visually impaired persons
The facility of locker may be provided to the visually impaired person
(literate as well as illiterate) in the following two forms:
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i. Locker facility may be allowed jointly with a person without any visual
impairment known/ related to him/ her (the visually impaired person
intending
to take locker on lease) and operation of such locker shall be permitted
jointly. All the documents relating to leasing of locker shall be executed
jointly.
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ii. Locker facility may be allowed singly in the individual name of the
visually impaired person. However, operation of such locker shall be
permitted
in the presence of one literate witness with no visual impairment who shall
be designated by the lessee at the time of execution of Deed Memorandum. The
lessee (the visually impaired person) may designate maximum three witnesses
at the time of executing the Rent Deed Memorandum. The signature of the
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witness shall also be obtained along with the signature/ thumb impression of
the visually impaired lessee at the time of operation of locker.
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iii. The visually impaired customer (lessee of locker) may change the
witness (es) subsequently. Until and unless the situation warrants, frequent
changes
in the witness (es) should be discouraged.
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iv. It should be ensured that the designated witness (es) is / are
customer(s) of the branch and whose identification and address verification
has been
conducted by applying full KYC procedures.
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v. Such lessee of locker can also appoint a person who is literate with no
visual impairment as an authorized person for operating the locker, as per
the
extant guidelines. The lessee must call at the branch for appointing the
authorized person.
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The words “VISUALLY IMPAIRED” should be written on top of each form, i.e.
PNB 80 in RED INK. (Annexure - A)
-----Original Message-----
From: Arup Chakraborty
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2019 1:55 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [AI] Locker Facility for the Blind
Dear List,
Are blind persons allowed to have locker facility independently by the
banks?
Arup
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