Important : Instruction regarding -Debit account validation / SSA account opening / deposits in RICT devices

*Important : Instruction regarding -Debit account validation / SSA account opening / deposits in RICT devices*

Dear CPC Team,

    Kindly share the following instructions with Circles and CPCs.

A patch is deployed today to prevent incorrect office accounts being used during opening of TD/MIS/SCSS/RD accounts:

·         Only 0382 can be used for TD/MIS/SCSS account opening and only 0017 can be used for RD account opening/subsequent deposits.

·         To ensure 0382/0017 is not debited without appropriate credits, a validation is introduced and an exception message will be displayed if 0382/0017 has insufficient balance; this will be converted to error message in due course, after which account opening can be done only if the office accounts have sufficient balance. Hence, all the HOs must follow the clearing process of cheques as per instructions circulated already, to ensure that the credits to 0382 and 0017 happen through clearing.

·         CPDTM menu will allow 0382/0017 accounts - SOLs are advised to start using 0017 only in CPDTM, instead of 0382.

·         For accounts linked to BO, only 0339 can be used where RICT is not rolled out.

·         System-only accounts and other SOL's office accounts cannot be used.

·         There is no change in account opening by cash or by debiting SB accounts.

  Another patch is deployed allow opening of SSA accounts and accepting SSA deposits through RICT devices. Correspondingly, CPPFAO menu has relevant fields to enter BO code and RICT reference number. CPDTM menu has RICT reference number field to be filled up during the initial deposit accepted through the device for opening of SSA accounts. Subsequent deposits to SSA accounts is enabled again so that SOLs need not enter these transactions in CPDTM manually.

 SSA Account opening option will be available only in CBS Client Version 1.3.2 onwards. This version will be rolled-out to the RICT devices in a phased manner and the details/instructions will be shared by CEPT - RICT team once the arrangements are ready for roll-out.

Note : For any further queries/clarifications- please co-ordinate with CEPT- Helpdesk team.

Thanks & regards,
CEPT - FSI Team