Banking Codes and Standards Board of India

{{Short description|Banking watchdog in India}}

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|headquarters = Mumbai, Maharashtra

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The Banking Codes and Standards Board of India (BCSBI) {{Cite book|title = BCSBI The Banking Code Rules|last = The Banking Code Rules|year = 2012|url = http://www.bu.edu/bucflp/files/2012/01/Banking-Code-Rules.pdf|access-date = 1 August 2015|archive-date = 4 March 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070053/http://www.bu.edu/bucflp/files/2012/01/Banking-Code-Rules.pdf|url-status = dead}} is an independent banking industry watchdog that protects consumers of banking services in India. The board oversee compliance with the "Code of Bank's Commitment to Customers". It is not a compensation mechanism and looks into an individual complaint only to the extent it points to any systemic compliance failure. It is an independent and autonomous body, registered as a separate society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 on 18 February 2006.{{cite web|title=Annual Report 2006 - 2007 |url=http://www.bcsbi.org.in/Pdf/ar200607.pdf |access-date=27 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011101823/http://www.bcsbi.org.in/Pdf/ar200607.pdf |archive-date=11 October 2012 }} The Reserve Bank of India extended financial support to the Board, meeting its expenses for the first five years.{{cite web|title=Banking Codes and Standards Board of India |url=http://www.bcsbi.org.in/index.asp |access-date=27 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123200755/http://www.bcsbi.org.in/index.asp |archive-date=23 January 2013 }} However, on 28 September 2021, the member banks passed resolutions approving BCBSI dissolution. Accordingly it has stopped its operations and is under dissolution.{{Cite web |title=Banking Codes and Standards Board of India |url=http://www.bcsbi.org.in/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201121611/http://www.bcsbi.org.in/ |archive-date=1 February 2022 |access-date=1 April 2022 |website=Banking Codes and Standards Board of India}}

Main aims

  • To plan, evolve, prepare, develop, promote and publish voluntary, comprehensive Code and Standards for banks, to provide fair treatment to their customers.
  • To function as an independent and autonomous watchdog to monitor and ensure that the Codes and Standards are adhered to.
  • To conduct and undertake research of Codes and Standards currently in use around the world.
  • To enter into covenants with banks on observance of codes and standards and to train employees of such banks about the Codes.
  • To help people affected by natural calamities.

{{Cite book|title = Survey of compliance with provision of codes|last = Survey on 2007|url = http://www.bcsbi.org.in/Articles/Whats%20New/BranchVisitsFindings.pdf|access-date = 1 August 2015}}{{Cite journal|url=https://www.rbs.in/pdf/BCSBINewsLetter-Dec2012-Feb2013.pdf |journal=Customer Matters |title=BCSBI News |date=2012 |access-date=1 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318211951/http://rbs.in/pdf/BCSBINewsLetter-Dec2012-Feb2013.pdf |archive-date=18 March 2015 }}

History

S S Tarapore (Former deputy general of RBI ) {{Cite book|title = Audit of Public Services|last = Audit Details|url = http://www.mehta-mehtaadvisory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/banking-codes-and-standards.pdf|access-date = 1 August 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151211144952/http://www.mehta-mehtaadvisory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/banking-codes-and-standards.pdf|archive-date = 11 December 2015|url-status = dead}} came up with an idea to form a committee for the benefit of customer so that they can get better financial services.{{Cite book|title = History of BCSBI|last = BCSBI|url = http://www.canarabank.com/upload/english/Content/20130430172640814.pdf|access-date = 1 August 2015}}

Governing Council

The board is governed by a six-member governing Council including one chairman.

Members

As of February 2013, 69 scheduled commercial banks, 11 Urban Co-operative Banks and 54 regional rural banks are members of the board.

See also

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