Keeping in view that 29th and 31st March, 2013 are notified Gazetted holidays and 30th March, 2013 is falling on a Saturday and the likely rush of tax payers towards the end of march, 2013, which could have inconvenienced the tax payers in depositing the tax on these days, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued instructions that all Agency banks shall keep the counters of their designated branches conducting Government business open (full day with extended hours) on 29th, 30th and 31st March, 2013. Further, for the convenience of the tax payers, RBI has also advised the banks to facilitate receipt of Government taxes from the members of public even at late hours. The RBI notification dated 21.03.2013 in this regard, is available on the website of RBI at web-linkhttp://www.rbi.org.in/scrips/NotificationUser.aspx?Id=7904&Mode=0.
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