RBI issues clarification on the mode of receipt of complaints under Reserve Bank – Integrated Ombudsman Scheme 2021.

The Reserve Bank of India vide its notification dated 9th March 2022 has clarified that RBI has not authorized any third party to assist in the redressal of grievances of the central bank’s regulated firms, as alleged in messages distributed through some areas of social media.

RBI has laid down a cost free grievance redress mechanism under RB-IOS which does not involve payment of fees or charges in any form or manner. Customers having grievances against REs (Regulating entities) for deficiency in services, which is not redressed satisfactorily or in a timely manner by the REs can directly lodge their complaint on the Complaint Management System (CMS) portal (https://cms.rbi.org.in) or by e-mail at crpc@rbi.org.in or in physical mode at the ‘Centralised Receipt and Processing Centre’ (CRPC) set up at RBI, 4th Floor, Sector 17, Chandigarh – 160017.

Further, the Complainants having queries on RB-IOS or desiring information relating to their complaints lodged through the above methods, can reach the Contact Centre of RBI at toll-free #14448 (currently available from 9:30 am to 5:15 pm on working days) in Hindi, English and nine regional languages (Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Odia, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu). The status of complaints can also be tracked on the CMS portal.

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