The Reserve Bank of India has opened a second Banking Ombudsman office in New Delhi. It said in a statement that the second office in New Delhi is set up considering the significant increase in banking network during the recent past and the large jurisdiction being covered by the present office of the Banking Ombudsman, New Delhi. This is the 16th Ombudsmen with specific state-wise jurisdiction covering all the 29 states and seven union territories. The first Ombudsman office in New Delhi will have the jurisdiction over Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir, whereas the second office will cover Haryana (except Panchkula, Yamuna Nagar and Ambala districts) and Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddha Nagar districts of Uttar Pradesh.
