RBI/2025-26/57 CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S168/31-12-011/2025-2026 June 16, 2025 All Agency Banks Madam /Dear Sir, Review of instructions issued vide Master Circular on Conduct of Government Business by Agency Banks - Payment of Agency Commission

RBI/2024-25/124 CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S1003/42-01-029/2024-2025 March 17, 2025 All Agency Banks Madam/ Dear Sir, Annual Closing of Government Accounts – Transactions of Central / State Governments – Special Measures for the Current Financial Year (2024-25) All Government transactions done by agency banks for the Financial Year 2024-25 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, 2025: (a) All agency banks should keep all branches dealing with Government receipts and payments open for over the counter transactions related to Government transactions up to the normal working hours on March 31, 2025.

RBI/2024-25/122 CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S954/42-01-029/2024-2025 February 28, 2025 All Agency Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Reporting and Accounting of Central Government transactions for March 2025

RBI/2024-25/103 CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S770/42-01-029/2024-2025 January 03, 2025 All Agency Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Status of March 30, 2025 for Government transactions through integration with e-Kuber The ‘e-Kuber’ which is the Core Banking Solution platform of RBI for Government and other payments does not process any Government transactions on Global holidays (which are 26th January, 15th August, 2nd October, all 2nd and 4th Saturdays of a month and on all Sundays). It is observed that March 30, 2025 falls on a Sunday. The Office of Controller General of Accounts, Government of India has advised that in order to account for all the Government transactions relating to receipts and payments in the financial year 2024-25 itself, March 30, 2025 (Sunday) be marked as a working day for the Government transactions.

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 

RBI/2021-2022/186 CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S1595/42-01-029/2021-2022 March 24, 2022 All Agency Banks Dear Sir / Madam Annual Closing of Government Accounts – Transactions of Central / State Governments – Special Measures for the Current Financial Year (2021-22) All government transactions done by agency banks for Financial Year 2021-22 must be accounted for within the same financial year. Accordingly, the following arrangements are put in place to report and account for Governm

RBI/2021-22/176 CO.DGBA.GBD.No.S1422/42-01-029/2021-2022 February 24, 2022 All Agency Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Reporting and Accounting of Central Government transactions of March 2022 Please refer to Circulars DGBA.GBD.No.S140/42.01.029/2020-21 dated March 18, 2021 and DGBA.GBD.No.S26/42.01.029/2021-22 dated April 7, 2021 advising the procedure to be followed for reporting and accounting of Central Government transactions (including CBDT, CBIC, Departmentalized Ministri

RBI/2021-22/18 DGBA.GBD.No.S26/42.01.029/2021-22 April 07, 2021 All Agency Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Reporting and Accounting of Central Government transactions of March 2021 – Change of date of closure Please refer Circular DGBA.GBD.No.S-140/42.01.029/2020-21 dated March 18, 2021 where in the date of closure for reporting residual transactions of March 2021 was fixed as April 10, 2021. 2. On account of holidays on April 10 and 11, 2021 (second Saturday and Sunday respect

RBI/2020-21/112 DGBA.GBD.No.S212/42.01.029/2020-21 March 25, 2021 All Agency Banks Dear Sir / Madam Annual Closing of Government Accounts – Transactions of Central / State Governments – Special Measures for the Current Financial Year (2020-21) All government transactions done by agency banks for Financial Year 2020-21 must be accounted for within the same financial year. Accordingly, the following arrangements are put in place to report and account for Government tran

RBI/2020-21/108 DGBA.GBD.No.S-140/42.01.029/2020-21 March 18, 2021 All Agency Banks Madam/Dear Sir, Reporting and Accounting of Central Government transactions of March 2021 Please refer to Circular DGBA.GBD.No.1744/42.01.029/2019-20 dated March 17, 2020 advising the procedure to be followed for reporting and accounting of Central Government transactions (including CBDT, CBIC, Departmentalized Ministries and Non-Civil Ministries) at the Receiving/Nodal/Focal Point bra