The Reserve Bank of India issued instructions to all currency chest (CC) holding banks to keep their currency chests open for operations on March 31, 2025, treating it as a normal working day. The direction follows earlier RBI instructions requiring bank branches dealing with government receipts and payments to remain open for transactions on March 31, 2025 (a public holiday) so that government transactions are accounted for in FY 2024-25. CC holding banks were also asked to inform their linked branches accordingly.
Reserve Bank of India 2025-03-24
Reserve Bank of India instructs currency chest holding banks to keep currency chests open on March 31 2025 public holiday
The Reserve Bank of India has instructed all currency chest holding banks to remain operational on March 31, 2025, treating it as a normal working day. This directive aligns with previous instructions for bank branches handling government transactions to stay open on the public holiday to ensure accounting for FY 2024-25.