Hello gowtham bhai, Thanks alot for the circular. Can you post the G O on provision of special leave of ten days in case of working for NFB or disability sector provided by the central government?
On 10/11/10, gtm.agra...@gmail.com <gtm.agra...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > -original message- > Subject: > From: "National Federation of the Blind, Karnataka" <nfbkarnat...@gmail.com> > Date: 12/10/2010 4:47 pm > > Dear Access Indian Friends, > > In response to quirries of some friends i am posting here the circular of > RBI regarding all facilities including ATM operation to the V.I > > > RBI / 2007-08 / 358 > > DBOD.No.Leg BC. 91 /09.07.005/2007-08 > > June 4, 2008 > > To > > All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) > > Dear Sir, > > *Banking facilities to the visually challenged* > > It has been brought to our notice that visually challenged persons are > facing problems in availing banking facilities. It may be noted that banking > facilities including cheque book facility / operation of ATM / locker etc. > cannot be denied to the visually challenged *as they **are legally competent > to contract*. > > 2. It may be recalled that in the Case No. 2791/2003, the Honourable Court > of Chief > Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities had passed Orders dated > 05.09.2005 which was > forwarded by IBA to all the member banks vide their circular letter dated > October 20, 2005. In > the above Order, the Honorable Court has instructed that banks should offer > all the banking > facilities including cheque book facility, ATM facility and locker facility > to the visually > challenged and also assist them in withdrawal of cash. Further, in Para 14 > of the above > Order, the Honorable Court has observed that visually impaired persons > cannot be denied > the facility of cheque book, locker and ATM on the possibility of risk in > operating / using the > said facility, as the element of risk is involved in case of other customers > as well. > > *3. Banks are therefore advised to ensure that all the 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 the > visually challenged > without any discrimination. *Banks may also advise their branches to render > all possible > assistance to the visually challenged for availing the various banking > facilities. > > Yours faithfully > > (Prashant Saran) > > Chief General Manager-in-Charge > > > > Thanking you > > Gautam Agarwal > President > > National Federation of the Blind > # 36, 100 Feet Ring Road, Veerbhadranagar, BSK 3rd Stage, Bangalore- 560085 > Ph: 080-26728845 > Mob: 9916368800 > Email: nfbkarnat...@gmail.com > > > To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in 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 > To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in 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
