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No more ATM queues for people above 70: Banks will bring cash to their door

This initiative should be implemented by December 31, 2017, as per the RBI order

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to provide customised basic services to senior citizens of more than 70 years of age and differently-abled persons at their doorstep. This initiative should be implemented by December 31, 2017, as per the RBI order. 

Senior citizens, along with the visually-impaired, would get basic services like pick-up and delivery of cash, chequebooks and demand drafts, submission of know your customer (KYC) documents and life certificates at their homes. 

In a circular to banks, RBI said that "it has been observed that there are occasions when banks discourage senior citizens from availing banking

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