RBI releases GIRO Advisory Group report

The Reserve Bank of India had announced the constitution of a GIRO Advisory Group (GAG) under the chairmanship of Prof. Umesh Bellur, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay to implement a national GIRO-based Indian Bill Payment System. The GAG submitted its report on March 20, 2014 to the Reserve Bank of India. The GAG has observed that bill payments landscape in the country are mostly biller-specific and thus do not provide an environment to customers to make bill payments through an inter operable system in a seamless and efficient manner at many of the agent / customer service points that exist today. These gaps in delivery of services in large parts of the country thus present an opportunity, as well as potential, for the creation of a centralised bills payment system in the country. The report can be accessed by visiting RBI website. RBI has released this report for public comments.