(i) Passing and cash payment of all cheques/withdrawal forms/bankers’ cheques/gift cheques, etc. upto and including Rs.20,000/-
(ii) Passing independently clearing and transfer cheques, vouchers, etc. (whether credits or debits) upto and including Rs.25,000/-
(iii) Receipts of cash and issuance of pre-signed drafts / gift cheques / travellers’ cheques / pay orders / bank orders, etc. upto and including Rs.25,000/-
(iv) Acknowledgements of inward mail received.
(v) Receipt of cheques, drafts, dividend warrants, pay orders and other like instruments other than bills and giving acknowledgements in the counterfoil.
(vi) Delivery of cheque books subject to authorisation by competent authority.
(vii) Issue of cash receipts.
(viii) Issue of E.S.I. stamps wherever applicable or may become applicable.
(ix) Recounting of currency notes by cash department staff.
(x) Ensuring the proper contents in covers and envelopes including registered ones before dispatch.
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.