Indian Overseas Bank Customer Care Details
The customer is having full right to register his complaint if he is not satisfied with the services provided by the bank. He can give his complaint in writing, orally or over telephone. If customer’s complaint is not resolved within given time or if he is not satisfied with the solution provided by the bank, he can approach Banking Ombudsman with his complaint or other legal avenues available for grievance redressal.
Branch Manager is responsible for the resolution of complaints/grievances in respect of customer’s service by the branch. The complaints relating to the non-compliance of Code of Commitment will also be resolved as laid down under the policy. He/she would be responsible for ensuring closure of all complaints received at the branches. It is his foremost duty to see that the complaint should be resolved completely to the customer’s satisfaction and if the customer is not satisfied, then he should be provided with alternate avenues to escalate the issue. If the branch manager feels that it is not possible at his level to solve the problem he can refer the case to Regional office for guidance. Similarly, if Regional office finds that they are not able to solve the problem such cases may be referred to the Nodal officer at Central Office.
In case the grievance is not redressed within 30 days, the customer is free to lodge his/her complaint to Regional manager to which Branch is attached and or to its Head office. If there is no response from the Branch Head/Regional Head/Nodal officer for Customer Service Department Central Office within next 30 days the customer is free to refer his/her complaint to Banking Ombudsman.
A Nodal Officer of the rank of Deputy General Manager will be responsible for the implementation of customer service and complaint handling for the entire Bank, under overall guidance by a General Manager.
A Customer Relationship Officer, an official in II line (Assistant General Manager or Chief Manager) at Regional Offices will handle complaints/grievances in respect of branches falling under their control.
A Quality Assurance Officer at all branches, headed by an Assistant General Manager, will handle complaints/grievances in that branch.
Such system would ensure that the redressal sought is just and fair. Also it will be ensured that such redressal is permissible within the given frame-work of rules and regulation. The policy document would be made available at all branches. The employees should be made aware about the complaint handling process, through Internal training process, issuance of circulars from time to time, by conducting Staff meeting and Customers’ Meeting etc.
General Manager
Customer Service Department
Central Office
Indian Overseas Bank
763, Anna Salai
Chennai 600 002
Telephone: 044 – 28519417, 044 – 28520380
Fax: 044 -- 28525822
If the same is not resolved to your satisfaction within one month from the date of receipt of the complaint, you are free to take recourse to any of the following:-
a)Directorate of Public Grievances, Govt. of India, Cabinet Secretariat, Sansad Marg, New Delhi.
b)The Banking Ombudsman located in State Capitals under RBI Ombudsman Scheme 1995,
relaunched as Banking Ombudsman Scheme 2006. Presently, Banking Ombudsman is located at 15 Stations. For addresses and area of operation of Banking Ombudsman please Click the below mentioned link where you will get ‘Our Commitments’ followed by ‘Banking Ombudsman Scheme’.
c) The District Consumer Forum under Consumer Protection Act. 1985.
Visit: Address and Area of Operation of Banking Ombudsmen for address of banking ombudsmen.
Visit: Form of complaint - Banking Ombudsman to know the complaint format.
Visit: Notice before filing consumer complaint for notice reference.
To know more about Right to Information Act visit: Right To Information Act for Banks
Note: Always take the receiving of your complaint with the sign and stamp of concern person, or send your complaint via registered post, Keep all the copy of Complaint, Notice and the registered post slip, this may help you if you need to knock the consumer forum.


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