भारतीय �रज़व� ब�क
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
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RBI/2023-24/138
CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S1252/42-01-029/2023-2024 March 22, 2024
All Agency Banks
Madam/Dear Sir,
Annual Closing of Government Accounts – Transactions of Central / State Governments –
Special Measures for the Current Financial Year (2023-24)
All Government transactions done by...
भारतीय �रज़व� ब�क RESERVE BANK OF INDIA ______________________________ _____________________________ www.rbi.org.in RBI/2023-24/138 CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S1252/42-01-029/2023-2024 March 22, 2024 All Agency Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Annual Closing of Government Accounts – Transactions of Central / State Governments – Special Measures for the Current Financial Year (2023-24) All Government transactions done by agency banks for the Financial Year 2023-24 must be accounted for within the same financial year. Accordingly, the following arrangements are put in place to report and account for Government transactions for March 31, 2024.
2. All Agency banks should keep their designated branches open for over the counter transactions related to government transactions upto the normal working hours on March 30 and March 31,
2024.
3. Transactions through National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) and Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) System will continue upto 2400 hours as hitherto on March 31, 2024.
4. Special clearing will be conducted for Government cheques both on March 30 & 31, 2024.
Agency Banks are hereby advised that all cheques related to Government accounts may be presented on such clearing. The timing for presentation and return clearing of instruments for these special clearing sessions for government cheques will be intimated in due course.
5. Regarding reporting of Central and State Government transactions to RBI, including uploading of GST/ TIN 2.0/ ICEGATE/ e-receipts luggage files, the reporting window of March 31, 2024 will be kept open till 1200 hours noon on April 1, 2024.
6. Agency banks may take note and give adequate publicity to the special arrangements made as above.
Yours faithfully (Indranil Chakraborty) Chief General Manager सरकारी और बक� लखे ा िवभाग, केन्�ीय कायार्लय, मबुं ई स�� ल रेल्व ेस्टेशन के सामने, भायखला, मबुं ई -400 008 Department of Government and Bank Accounts, Central Office, Opp. Mumbai Central Railway Station, Byculla, Mumbai - 400 008
Telephone: (022) 2308 4121, Fax No. (022) 2300 0370/2301 6072/2301 0095, e-mail: cgmicdgbaco@rbi.org.in िहन्दी आसान ह,ै इसका �योग बढ़ाइए ।