Bank Locker Rules Changed: If you have taken the facility of a bank locker, then you might have received information about the new locker agreement from the bank. If you have not received any such information till now, you can get it soon.
Many people use the locker facility provided by banks to keep their valuables like jewellery, property papers, FD documents etc. safe. For this, banks charge an annual charge or rent. The Reserve Bank of India had issued new guidelines related to the last Khal Bank Locker. This has changed some rules.
Now it will be easier for the customer to handle the locker and the responsibility of the bank will increase. Along with this, in case of any recall, it will be easier for the bank as well. Now banks also have to keep in mind that they cannot add any unreasonable condition or rule in the locker agreement. Also cannot keep difficult conditions. Overall, now the safety management of the locker, rent and verification will have to be done. Explain that usually the bank provides three types of lockers to the people such as small, medium and large.
Now the agreement will have to be renewed
If you have not made the agreement till now, then you can know about it by going to the bank and by filling a new form, you can make a new agreement on the duty stamp paper. Both the parties will have to keep its copy with them.
Banks can take term deposits
Now, according to the new rule, banks can take term deposits only at the time of giving new lockers. It can cover rent for three years. Also, the charge for breaking the locker for any reason, but banks cannot compel old customers to take term deposits or those who are already running the account satisfactorily.
If there is shifting of locker
If the branch of the bank is merged with another branch or is closed or has to be shifted, in which the location of the physical locker has to be changed, then the bank will have to publish a notice in at least two newspapers. The customer will have to inform about this two months in advance so that he can decide to continue, discontinue the locker facility etc. If the locker rent has already been taken, the refund will have to be given to the customer.
Make a nominee Often we make the mistake of not making anyone a nominee in a bank locker, but do not do this, make your locker a joint name or make someone a nominee. Many such cases come to the fore when after some untoward incident happens with the owner of the locker, later the family members have to face many difficulties in accessing that locker or their account.
Locker will break only after 2 years
If a locker is not in use, the time limit for legally breaking the locker has been made 2 years because many times the customers neither pay the rent to the bank nor use the locker. Here, if the locker rent continues to come but the customer who has taken the locker does not come to operate it for a long time, then he can give his goods to the legal heir or nominee, but this will be done in a transit way.
Banks will have to increase the safety of lockers
Banks will have to make adequate arrangements for the security of the locker. Bank will be liable up to 100 times the rent of the bank locker in case of fire, theft, robbery, robbery or building collapse due to negligence or neglect of the bank. However, in the case of sky lightning, flood, earthquake etc. which are not in the work of the bank and which are called act and ass, the bank will not be responsible for them. RBI has clearly said in the notification that banks will have to increase the security in their campus.
Will get notification
Customer will get SMS and Email notification every time the locker is used. This will reduce the worry of locker in their mind. If your email and phone number is not updated in the bank, then definitely get it done. The Bank is responsible for the security measures in case the locker is operated through electronic system. If the customer forgets the password, the bank will provide a new password. If the locker key is lost, inform the bank immediately.
