SINGLE WINDOW
OPERATOR – A (SWO-A)
The following duties shall form part
of the normal duties of the clerical cadre and for the performance of which no
special pay shall be payable.
(a) Acknowledgments of inward mail
received.
(b) Receipt of cheques, drafts,
dividend warrants, pay orders and other like instruments other than bills and giving
acknowledgment in the counterfoil.
(c) Delivery of cheque books subject
to authorisation by competent authority.
(d) Issue cash receipt.
(e) Issue of ESI stamps wherever
applicable or may become applicable.
(f) Recounting of currency notes by
cash department staff.
(g) Ensuring the proper contents in
covers and envelopes including registered ones before dispatch.
All clerks shall also perform all
duties and functions of their cadre, either online or manually, which does not involve any passing or supervisory
function of an officer of the bank. The clerk will wherever and whenever required, function as a Single Window
Operator and perform the following duties duties:
a. Passing and cash payment of all
cheques/withdrawal forms/banker’s cheques/ gift cheques/ etc. upto and including Rs. 10,000/-.
b. Passing independently clearing and
transfer cheques, vouchers, etc. (whether credits or debits) upto and including Rs. 15,000/-.
c. Receipt of cash and issuance of
pre-signed drafts/ gift cheques/ travelers cheques/ pay orders/ bank orders, etc. upto and including Rs.
15,000/-.
DUTIES OF SINGLE
WINDOW OPERATOR - B (SWO-B)
In addition to the duties of SWO-A as
stated above, the duties of Single Window Operator - B will include:
a. Passing and cash payment of all
cheques/ withdrawal forms/ bankers’ cheques/ gift cheques, etc. up to and including Rs. 20,000/-.
b. Passing independently clearing and
transfer cheques, vouchers, etc. (whether credits or debits) up to and including Rs. 25,000/-.
c. Receipts of cash and issuance of
pre-signed drafts/ gift cheques/ travellers’ cheques/ pay order/ bank orders, etc. upto and including Rs.
25,000/-.
DUTIES OF HEAD
CASHIER II (HC-II)
In addition to the duties of clerical
cadre, the duties of HC-II will involve holding bank’s cash, key and/or other valuables in safe custody jointly with
an officer and being accountable for them and being responsible for the running of the cash department:
1. Opinion Compilation;
2. Verification of vernacular
signatures/endorsements;
3. Countersigning cheques and/or
drafts (on selves or correspondence), payment orders, deposit reaccepts, etc.
4. Attending to Government Treasury
work;
5. Discharging/endorsing bills,
cheques, etc.;
6. Being in charge of clearing and
godown departments, etc.;
7. Passing independently clearing and
transfer cheques, vouchers, etc. (whether credits or debits) upto and including
Rs. 50,000/- and cash vouchers up to Rs. 50,000/- jointly with an authorized
person.
DUTIES OF SPECIAL
ASSISTANTS (SA)
The duties of Special Assistants will
be accountable and responsible for running of the department/section under them and their duties will
involve looking after and checking the work of other clerk or clerks and
substaff and will include:
1. Passing independently, manually or
online, cash instruments up to Rs. 35,000/- and clearing and transfer cheques, vouchers etc.,
(whether credits or debits) up to and including Rs. 1,50,000/-. Passing will include verification of
signatures and scrutiny as to the correctness of endorsement on and other particulars of such instruments. There
shall be no limits for verification of signatures, passing authenticated credit vouchers/ entries
and verifying authenticated vouchers in the ledgers, books,computer print-outs etc.
2. Accept, verify and post cash/
transfer/clearing cheques and other instruments, as the case may be, in appropriate of accounts/ ledgers,
either manually or online and give due acknowledgements.
3. Signing vouchers, checks, drafts,
mail transfers, pay orders, advices such as non payment advices, inter branch fate calling advices, bill
schedules, demand notices, statement certificates etc.,
4. Checking all vouchers, advices,
statements, cheques, drafts etc., bill and books of accounts including current savings and other ledgers,
cash, postal and revenue stamps, franking machine balances,exchange, discount, brokerage
calculations and initialing by way of authenticating them for accuracy/correctness;
5. Checking, manually or online,
current, savings and other accounts.
6. Checking the coding and decoding of
telegram (Excluding cheque symbols or ciphers)
7. Discharging, endorsing cheques,
bills, etc,
8. Perform when required in a
computerized set up, system control functions either jointly with an officer and independently, upon specific
authorization in this regards;
9. Briefly explain, the features so
bank’s various products and services to customers, to reply their queries and to refer interested to appropriate
personnel.
10. Inspecting godown (only in banks
where such work is already done by the workman)
For the purpose of efficient and effective
functioning of the section or department the special assistant shall ensure that all acts, things and steps
necessary therefore are taken by himself or by the clerks placed under him and shall ensure that, wherever
necessary:
a. Reminders are sent on time and
follow up
b. Pass sheets/books are filled up and
issued promptly
c. Deposits are renewed on due dates
or reminders sent to the parties
d. Standing instructions are complied
with
e. Bills are accepted and due dates
diarised/advised and followed up
f. Interest, commissions and service
charges are collected
g. Proceeds of bills are received or
remitted promptly;
h. Confirmation of balance of accounts
of the customers and its follow up.
i. All securities relating to the
department/section of which the special assistant is in charge are secured
and/or kept in proper custody and
properly handed to authorized person at the close of the day.
j. Balances promptly taken, tallied
and reported and followed up and also returns submitted;
k. Advices and/or duplicate
advices/summaries are issued/responded promptly, whenever called for;
l. Checking the proper recording of
entries and all relevant particulars in th regard to accounts opened under due authorization.
DUTIES OF UNIVERSAL
TELLER: (UT)
In addition to the duties of clerical
cadre, duties of UT shall be as under:
1. Receive cheques/ withdrawal forms/
demand drafts/ bankers’ cheques, process, verify that the instrument is correctly drawn, verify customers
account details, operational instructions and correctness of endorsements;
2. Verify customer’s signature, post
transactions in branch computer system and authenticate/ independently pass and make payment of cheques/
withdrawals forms/ demand drafts/ bankers’ cheques up to and including
Rs.35,000/-;
3. Receive Cash and whenever
necessary, stamp, sign and issue counter slips/ acknowledgements up to and including Rs.40,000/-;
4. Accept cash from Head Cashier,
maintain and manage records, tally cash and hand over remaining cash to Head Cashier and generation of
relevant/ required reports;
5. Update pass books;
6. Accept instruments for transfer,
give due acknowledgements, process, post and authenticate/pass independently up to and including
Rs.1,00,000/-;
7. Prepare print and issue remittance
instruments i.e. DD/MT/BC and relative advices wherever required, paste protective tapes and punch
values where applicable and sign them independently up to and including Rs.25,000/-.
8. For DD/MT/BC beyond Rs.25,000/- the
Universal Teller will be required to print and only sign as second signatory.
9. Accept instruments for
clearing/collection and give due acknowledgements;
10. To briefly explain the features of
Bank’s various products and services to customers, to reply their queries and to refer interested customers to
appropriate specialized sales personnel.
DUTIES OF
AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANTS:
In addition to the duties of clerical
cadre, Agriculture Assistant’s duties will be as under:
(1) To assist in the bank's lending
and/or operations for agricultural development and/or financial assistance to small enterprises (other than small
scale industries) such as vegetable/fruit vendors, artisans, self employed persons including beneficiaries under
the DRI scheme.
(2) To distribute and collect
application forms and assist the farmers/small borrowers in filling up the
forms.
(3) To scrutinise application forms,
title deeds, farm plans etc. to ensure that applications are complete in all respects and the particulars furnished
in the forms are prima facie in order and for this purpose he may be required to visit the farms for
verification and for collection of relevant data.
(4) To take necessary steps to ensure
that the periodical details, as called for, are received from the farmers/small borrowers in time.
(5) To keep in constant touch with
farmers and to bring any adverse features to the management's notice.
(6) To verify farms, all farms
machinery, equipments, tractors, live stocks, pumpsets etc. at stipulated intervals.
(7) To verify proper utilisation of
the bank's loans or the progress in work in respect of which loans are granted and to furnish reports on such
verifications.
(8) To make efforts and effect recoveries
upto amounts not exceeding Rs. 12,500/- from farmers/small borrowers from their place of work;
residence, subject to the necessary arrangements being made in regard to fidelity and transit insurance and
personal risk insurance by bank.
Note :
Banks will evolve appropriate
procedure about issuance of provisional receipts etc. of the cash not exceeding Rs.12,500/- collected on a
day by an agricultural assistant from the agricultural/small borrowers/depositors.
(9) To assist in the deposit
mobilisation efforts by encouraging farmers/small borrowers to deposit their savings in the bank.
(10) To collect information about the
condition of crops in the villages.
(11) To collect necessary data from
determination of village adoption for financing of agriculture, like farmers' land holdings, availability of
infrastructural facilities, source of irrigation, use of tractors, pump sets,
etc. credit facilities, available in
village, recovery performance and the like.
(12) To maintain liaison with land
Record and Registration Offices and other Governmental/ Developmental agencies
for expeditious handling of the banks' work.
Note :
With a view to making optimum use of
the technical skill of the agricultural/ development assistant, normally he may not be entrusted with
the usual clerical work, but where necessary, he may be asked to do the clerical work.
DUTIES OF
STENOGRAPHERS :
In addition to the duties of clerical
cadre, the duties of Special Assistant will involve taking dictation in shorthand and/or type letters,
statements, documents etc. and also attend to secretarial work.
DUTIES TELEPHONE OPERATORS : (TO)
In addition to the duties of clerical cadre , TO’s duties will involves operating a telephone PBX board with a minimum of three external lines on regular assignment.
DUTIES TELEX OPERATORS : (TXO)
In addition to the duties of clerical cadre , TXO’s duties will involve operating a telex machine on regular assignment.
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