Opening of Agency Banks on March 31, 2025 (Monday- Public Holiday) dealing with Government receipts and payments: CGA, FinMin

Opening of Agency Banks on March 31, 2025 (Monday- Public Holiday) dealing with Government receipts and payments: CGA, FinMin O.M. dated 17.02.2025

Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
Controller General of Accounts
Mahalekha Niyantrak Bhawan,
E-Block, GPO Complex, INA
New Delhi — 110 023

No. R-08/4/2024-GBA-CGA/ 343-1381

Dated:- 17th February 2024

Office Memorandum

Subject: Opening of Agency Banks on March 31, 2025 (Monday- Public Holiday) — regarding

Reserve Bank of India, vide notification No. RBI/2024-2025/112 DOR.SOG (LEG) No. 59/09.08.024/2024-25 dated February 11, 2025 (copy enclosed), has advised all the Agency Banks to keep all branches of the banks dealing with Government receipts and payments open for transactions on March 31, 2025 (Monday Public Holiday) so as to account for all the Government transactions relating to receipts and payments in the FY 2024-2025 itself. The notification is also available on the website of the Reserve Bank of India (www.rbi.org.in)

2. In view of the above, all the Agency Banks dealing with Government receipts and payments are requested to put in place necessary arrangements to carry out government business so that the transactions are processed, reported and accounted for in the Financial Year 2024-2025 itself for arriving at the correct picture of cash balance of the Government of India as on 31st March 2025.

(Amit Malhan)
Deputy Controller General of Accounts (GBA)
Encl. as above

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
www. rbiorg.in

RBI/2024-25/112
DOR.CO.SOG(Leg) No.59/09.08.024/2024-25

February 11, 2025

All Agency Banks
Madam / Dear Sir

All Agency Banks to remain open for public on March 31, 2025 (Monday)

The Government of India has made a request to keep all branches of the banks dealing with Government receipts and payments open for transactions on March 31, 2025 (Monday-Public Holiday) so as to account for all the Government transactions relating to receipts and payments in the Financial Year 2024-25 itself. Accordingly, Agency Banks are advised to keep all their branches dealing with government business open on March 31, 2025 (Monday).

2. Banks shall give due publicity about the availability of above banking services on this day.

Yours faithfully

(Sunil T S Nair)
Chief General Manager