Objectives

In order to survive a disaster or to recover from disruption, Mercantile assures that all critical operations can resume normally after any disaster/ disruption. The key objective of the contingency plan has been identified as:-

• Provide for the safety and well-being of the staff on the premises at the time of a disaster;
• Continue critical business operations;
• Minimize the duration of a serious disruption to operations & resources (both information processing & other resources);
• Minimize immediate damage and losses;
• Facilitate effective co-ordination of recovery tasks;
• Reduce the complexity of the recovery effort;
• Identify critical lines of business and supporting functions;