I have a question regarding RTI application, please help me by giving your valuable suggestions,
Q1. I have submitted an application to a branch of SBI (State Bank of India) asking the APIO of that branch to furnish information that,
(a) Please provide me list of beneficiaries mentioning their proper addresses, who have got subsidy loan from your branch under KCC and other Govt. Scheme since the year 2009-10 upto till date.
(b) Please inform me how many beneficiaries have re-imbursed the loan out of those above beneficiaries, please mention their names and addresses.
Replying in which, the said bank manager wrote to me saying that,"under Banking Act. Bank is forbidden to divulge any information of the customers to third party, as such we are unable to provide you the required information as sought for."
In my view, as the said information as asked for is related with Govt. funding scheme, so bank is bound to furnish information in it, but as I don't know any legal provisions so I am asking this forum to help me in this regard as early as possible by giving your valuable suggestion with provisions of law, so that I can write to the said bank.
Thanking you,
Sincerely
S R CHOUHDURY
