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Cap on term deposit while opening bank locker will end arbitrariness

Your bank will bear limited liability for the contents of your locker, so buy insurance

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If a bank customer keeps high-value items in his locker, he should consider buying an insurance cover.

Sanjay Kumar Singh
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued revised guidelines on how banks should operate their safe deposit lockers. The new provisions are expected to enhance transparency for customers.
 
Method to locker allotment
 
Banks will have to maintain a branch-wise list of vacant lockers and a waitlist of customers who want lockers. “With a centralised repository, customers will be able to know whether lockers are available in their home branch or other branches, and take informed decisions,” says Adhil Shetty, chief executive officer, Bankbazaar.com.
 
When a customer applies, the bank will have to provide him with a

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