Payment systems to remain open on all days from March 25, 2017 to April 1, 2017

Payment systems to remain open on all days from March 25, 2017 to April 1, 2017

RBI/2016-17/257
DPSS.CO.CHD.No./2695/03.01.03/2016-17

March 25, 2017

The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer
All Scheduled Commercial Banks including Regional Rural Banks/
Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks /
District Central Co-operative Banks/Local Area Banks

Payment systems to remain open on all days from March 25, 2017 to April 1, 2017

A reference is invited to the circulars DPSS.CO.CHD.No./2656/03.01.03/2016-17 dated March 23, 2017 on “Special Clearing operations on March 30 and 31, 2017” and DBR.No.Leg.BC.55/09.07.005/2016-17 dated March 24, 2017 on “All Agency Banks to remain open for public on all days from March 25, 2017 to April 1, 2017”.

2. With a view to facilitate accounting of all the Government transactions for the current financial year (2016-17) by March 31, 2017, it has been decided that all payment systems, including RTGS and NEFT would operate, as on a normal working day, during the period  March 25 to April 1, 2017 (including Saturday, Sunday and all holidays). Besides, the extended timings on March 30 & 31, 2017 for the centralised payment systems viz., RTGS & NEFT, have already been a advised to the member banks via a broadcast message.

Yours faithfully

(Nanda S. Dave)
Chief General Manager-in-Charge

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