Can we have banking without charges & penalties?

.....A few days back, the finance minister in his parting gift to the banking public had asked the banks to provide electronic transfer of funds from one bank to another free of all charges. But as the saying goes in Kannada, "Devaru Kottru Pujari Bida" meaning "God wants to give but the priest is coming in the way", a RBI official has firmly declined to accede to the wishes of the FM as he feels that free electronic fund transfer is not viable for the banks. We can, however, empathize with the RBI official, because the officials of RBI generally do not have the practical experience of retail banking and consequently he may not know the nitty-gritty of branch banking. Banking has undergone a metamorphosis and with the introduction of core banking solutions, technology plays a major role in the functioning of branches, thereby saving substantial cost of operations for the banks. And to consider that it is not economical to offer e-transfer facility free of charges is in variance with reality......

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