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Letters: An ill-conceived move

What is so sacrosanct about this magical figure of just Rs 2,000?

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With reference to the news piece “SBI card bill payment of Rs 2,000 by cheque to cost you Rs 100 more” (April 19), the reported move of SBI Card, a joint venture between SBI and GE capital, which enjoys the trust of over 4 million customers, to charge Rs 100 for making payment up to the bill amount of Rs 2,000 by cheque seems to be highly ill-conceived. It is ironical that anything above this meagre amount has been totally exempted from any such fee. What is so sacrosanct about this magical figure of just Rs 2,000? Why punish only