....A report in a leading business newspaper titled ‘CAs lobby against RBI plan to reduce audits’ mentions that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to scrap the ‘branch audits’ for PSU banks. This is a long overdue move and should be welcomed. Branch audits have lost their relevance in the age of technology. Core banking ensures that routine checks like interest calculations, branch transfers, credits, etc, are captured at a centralised place. Credit decisions are also getting centralised. Thus, branch audits become totally redundant........
Read............
Read............
