Question : OMBUDSMAN



(a) whether the Government has appointed ombudsman for the financial sector, including banking, insurance and income tax sectors;

(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the responsibilities and functions of the said ombudsman;

(c) the number of complaints received and settled by the ombudsman of each of the said sectors during the last three years and the current financial year, bank-wise and sector-wise; and

(d) the steps taken/being taken to dispose of all the complaints expeditiously?

Answer given by the minister


FINANCE MINISTER (SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE)

(a) to (d) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.