Holding the 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.

(v)Discharging/endorsing bills, cheques, etc.

(vi)Being in charge of clearing and godown departments, etc.

(vii)Passing independently clearing and transfer cheques, vouchers, etc. (whether credits or debits) upto and including Rs.50,000/- and cash vouchers upto Rs.50,000/- jointly with an authorized person

Note:

(i) In respect of the above special pay carrying posts in clerical cadre

a) Countersigning would mean signing in a manner whereby the primary responsibility for ensuring that all the formalities are complete rests with the other signatory.

b) Checking/verifying would mean verifying that the instrument / material checked is in order in all respects and also includes verification of signature irrespective of the amount of the instrument and authenticating the same on the instrument / material, initialing the relative entries in the respective books of accounts, manually and/or on line.

c) Passing includes verification of signatures and scrutiny as to the correctness of endorsement on and other particulars of such instruments. It will also include checking and authenticating the relative entries in the respective books of accounts / ledgers / computer sheets and/or on line.

(ii) Henceforth, selection of staff for being entrusted with special pay carrying posts shall be on the basis of their suitability for the specialised function, norms for which shall be decided at the bank level.