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PM Modi launches 2 RBI schemes for investors. Key things to know

PM Modi said said that RBI's two innovative customer-centric initiatives will increase investment avenues, make accessing capital market easier, safe

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches two innovative customer-centric initiatives of RBI today (ANI)Premium
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches two innovative customer-centric initiatives of RBI today (ANI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched two customer-centric initiatives of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)- the RBI Retail Direct Scheme and the Reserve Bank - Integrated Ombudsman Scheme.  With this, India has opened up Government bond market for the retails investors. “With the RBI Retail Direct Scheme, small investors in the country have got a safe medium of investment in government securities," PM Modi said. The PM said that RBI's two innovative customer-centric initiatives will increase investment avenues, make accessing capital market easier, safer.

During the virtual launch of the scheme, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman were also present.  

According to the Prime Minister, the two schemes will expand the scope of investment in the country and make access to capital markets easier and more secure for investors.

"RBI has been leveraging technology & innovation for enhancing the efficiency of it services. RBI's developmental role is focused on further deepening of financial inclusion and undertaking people centric initiatives", Das said during the launch of the two schemes.

RBI Retail direct Scheme

Through this scheme, a retail investor will get access to the government securities market. This scheme offers a new avenue for directly investing in securities issued by both Centre and state governments. "Investors will be able to easily open and maintain their government securities account online with the RBI, free of cost," the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement.

RBI Integrated Ombudsman Scheme

This will help in improving the grievance redress mechanism for resolving customer complaints against RBI's regulated entities. IT will do away with the jurisdictional limitations as well as limited grounds for complaints. According to the PMO, the scheme is based on 'One Nation-One Ombudsman’ with one portal, one email, and one address for the customers to lodge their complaints.

The bank customers will be able to file complaints, submit documents, track status, and give feedback through a single email address. There will also be a multi-lingual toll-free number that will provide all relevant information on grievance redress.

"The single national level integrated digital portal for the RBI ombudsman scheme is expected to ensure uniformity and streamlined user-friendly mechana ism which will add value to the scheme and bring customer delight and financial inclusion. This may help in evolving better processes too, based on holistic analysis," Jyoti Prakash Gadia, Managing Director, Resurgent India said.

Now, there will be a single point of reference for customers to file their complaints, submit the documents, track status, and provide feedback.  Under this scheme, there will be a multi-lingual toll-free number will provide all relevant information on grievance redress and assistance for filing complaints. The redressal will continue to be cost-free for customers of banks and members of the public.

The complaints that are not covered under the ombudsman scheme will continued to be attended to by the Customer Education and Protection Cells (CEPCs) which are located in the 30 regional offices of RBI.

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Published: 12 Nov 2021, 11:31 AM IST
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