The Reserve Bank of India has appointed three new Banking Ombudsmen with effect from February 1, 1999 - S/Shri C. Harikumar, former Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India, Dr. M.C. Bhandari, former Executive Director of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development and Shri S.A. Rahman, former Banking Ombudsman, Tiruvanthapuram.

As Banking Ombudsman the appointees will have jurisdiction and authority over complaints against branches and offices of banks located within the territorial limits of :

The appointments are in place of S/Shri S.A. Rahman, O.P.Sodhani and R.C. Kapoor, respectively, who completed their tenure as Banking Ombudsmen on January 31, 1999.