The Reserve Bank of India has appointed Shri S.B. Mishra, I.A.S. (Retd.) as Banking Ombudsman at Bhubaneshwar from August 21, 2001.As Banking Ombudsman, Shri Mishra would have his office at Reserve Bank of India Building, Bhubaneshwar and his jurisdiction and authority would extend to complaints against branches and offices of banks located within the territorial limits of the State of Orissa.P.V. Sadanandan Asst. ManagerPress Release : 2001-02/244

The Reserve Bank of India has appointed Shri S. G. Kale, I.A.S. (Retd.) as Banking Ombudsman at Mumbai from August 1, 2001. As Banking Ombudsman, Shri Kale would have his office at Garment House, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai 400 018 and his jurisdiction and authority would extend to complaints against branches and offices of banks located within the territorial limits of the States of Maharashtra and Goa.P.V. Sadanandan Asst. ManagerPress Release: 2001-02/132

The Reserve Bank of India has appointed Shri Prabhu Dayal, former Managing Director, State Bank of Saurashtra as Banking Ombudsman at Ahmedabad from June 1, 2001. As Banking Ombudsman, Shri Prabhu Dayal would have his office at Reserve Bank of India Building, La Gajjar Chambers, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad-380 009 and his jurisdiction and authority would extend to complaints against branches and offices of banks located within the territorial limits of the State of Gujarat

The Reserve Bank of India has appointed Shri G.P.Muniappan, former Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India as Banking Ombudsman at Thiruvananthpuram from April 26, 2001. As Banking Ombudsman, Shri G.P.Muniappan would have his office at Reserve Bank of India Building, Bakery Junction, Thiruvananthpuram-695033 and his jurisdiction and authority would extend to complaints against branches and offices of banks located within the territorial limits of the State of Kerala

April 5, 2001To,All News OrganisationsDear Editor,Several motivated and mischievous reports have appeared in the newspapers involving the Reserve Bank of India in the recent past. Two recent instances are: a report in the Business Standard which alleged that the RBI tried to "accommodate" one particular broker through its clearing house procedures; and the other is today’s Economic Times Report alleging that the RBI has "called off" the investigation into the unusual

"We have the comparative advantage, we have the resources, we have the manpower and we also have the respect of the world to make our financial system the best in the world. But the task is not easy." Stating this Dr. Bimal Jalan, Governor, Reserve Bank of India appealed to the National Institute for Bank Management and the banking community to debate and come up with a blueprint for the future of the banking system in India in say, another 10-15 years. The Governor w

Shri Dipak Rudra has been appointed as Banking Ombudsman at Calcutta with effect from December 15, 2000. The Ombudsman will be functioning from the RBI Building (9th floor), 15, Netaji Subhas Road, Calcutta-700 001 and his jurisdiction and authority shall extend to complaints against branches/offices of banks located within the territorial limits of the state of West Bengal and Sikkim. The Reserve Bank of India had, in 1995 announced the Banking Ombudsman Scheme to pr

Shri N. Raghavan has been appointed as Banking Ombudsman at Chennai with effect from November 22, 2000. The Ombudsman will be functioning from the Challa Mall, 8th floor, 11/11A, Sir Thyagaraja Road, T. Nagar, Chennai-600017 and his jurisdiction and authority shall extend to complaints against branches/offices of banks located within the territorial limits of the state of Tamilnadu and the union territories of Pondichery and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The Reserve

Shri G. P. Barua has been appointed as Banking Ombudsman at Guwahati with effect from December 1, 2000. The Ombudsman will be functioning from the Reserve Bank of India building, Station Road, Guwahati-781 001 and his jurisdiction and authority shall extend to complaints against branches/offices of banks located within the territorial limits of the states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Triputa. The Reserve Bank of India had, in

The Reserve Bank of India has advised that members of public can exchange soiled and mutilated notes with any branch of any public sector banks. The Reserve Bank of India has stated that it has authorised all the branches of public sector banks, as also certain private sector banks maintaining currency chests to accept and exchange all types of soiled/mutilated notes which are payable under the Reserve Bank of India (Note Refund) Rules. The bank branches will pay the