Current Affairs - Persons - Discussion

The Reserve Bank of India constituted a six-member committee to review the ATM interchange fee structure with a "view to increase the ATM deployment in the unbanked areas". The committee will be led by V G Kannan, Chief Executive, Indian Banks Association. It aims to review the existing structures and patterns of costs, charges and interchange fees for ATM transactions. To review the overall patterns of usage of ATMs by cardholders and assess the impact, if any, on charges and interchange fees. To assess the entire gamut of costs in respect of the ATM ecosystem.