Due to heavy rush of Income Tax, Sales Tax, Service Tax Challan, Transfer of Payment RBI decided to open all banks for clearing on March 29,30 and 31, 2013. In this regard Reserve Bank of India issued a notification which is as under:
RBI/2012-13/454
DPSS.CO.CHD.No./1674/ 03.01.03/2012-2013
March 21, 2013
The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs /
Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks /
District Central Co-operative Banks/Local Area Banks
Madam / Dear sir,
Clearing operations on March 29, 30 and 31, 2013
With a view to facilitate accounting of all the Government
transactions for the current financial year (2012-2013) by March 31,
2013, it has been decided to conduct special clearing at all clearing
houses across the country on March 29, 30 and 31, 2013 as detailed
below:
Date
|
Type of clearing
|
Presentation clearing
|
Return clearing
|
| March 29, 2013 (Friday) |
Locations where the day is a holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act 1881- A Special Clearing with same day return clearing |
One hour after the extended business hours keeping in view the operational convenience at the local center | Half an hour/One hour after the presentation clearing or as per the operational convenience at the local center. |
| Locations where the day is a working day | Normal clearing operations as is followed on any normal working day | ||
| March 30, 2013 (Saturday) |
Normal Clearing as followed on any working Saturday | ||
| In addition, a Special Clearing for credit to Government accounts only | One hour after the extended business hours keeping in view the operational convenience at the local center | Half an hour/One hour after the presentation clearing or as per the operational convenience at the local center | |
| March 31, 2013 (Sunday) |
A Special Clearing for credit to Government accounts only. | One hour after the extended business hours keeping in view the operational convenience at the local center | Half an hour/One hour after the presentation clearing or as per the operational convenience at the local center |
2. Agency banks doing Government business alone will be
permitted to present instruments in the Special Clearing on other
participating banks. Other member banks of the Clearing House
(including the presenting banks) are required to keep their inward
clearing processing infrastructure open during the Special Clearing
hours and maintain sufficient balance in their clearing settlement
account to meet settlement obligations arising out of the Special
Clearing.
3. In this regard, a reference is invited to the circular issued by our Department of Government and Bank Accounts (DGBA.GAD.No. H.5486/ 42.01.029 / 2012-13 dated March 21, 2013)
on ‘Annual Closing of Government Accounts - Transactions of Central /
State Governments - Special Measures for the Current Financial Year
(2012-13).
4. Member banks of Clearing Houses are advised to adhere
to the instructions contained in this circular as well as the
instructions received from the Regional offices of Reserve Bank of India
and Presidents of respective Clearing Houses.
5. Member banks are also advised to be in readiness to
participate in the Centralised Payment Systems (RTGS and NEFT) on March
29, 2013 and March 31, 2013. A separate broadcast message in this
regard will be issued through the respective system.
(Vijay Chugh)
Chief General Manager
