Identify whether your existing citibank account cheque book is cts2010 compliant request for a new cheque book, if required also, please note that rbi has advised all banks holding postdated emi cheques to arrange for replacement of noncts2010 standard cheques with cts2010 standard cheques. Apr 19, 20 rbi has advised all banks to issue only multicitypayable at par cts2010 standard cheques and withdraw noncts2010 standard cheques by july 31, 20. Login to citibank online and under the banking tab, click on link other banking services request cheque book. Cheque book issued prior to december 2010 is noncts compliant. Sample cheque as per the guidelines issued by reserve bank of india rbi, cheques books issued by the bank needs to be compliant with cheque truncation system cts 2010 standards. Cheque forms known as cts2010 as per rbi circular dated 22nd february 2010. Request you to make a note that noncts compliant cheques would not be accepted by banks for clearing post 31 july 20. If the letters cts2010 are present here, your cheque book is cts2010 standard compliant.
Get your noncts cheque book replaced immediately, it said. The benchmark prescriptions are collectively known as cts2010 standard. Jan 12, 20 8 boxes to write the date in ddmmyyy format. The central bank is taking measures to clear the air on the confusion caused by its new directive on cheques called, cts2010 standards for cheques. Cheque truncation system cts explained bankexamstoday. And you must do it latest by december 31, 2018, if you dont want your cheques to. If you are still in possession of nonctc cheque books, then it is in your own.
Rbi has said that cts would be introduced from 1 december 2010. Cheque truncation system notified documents npci national. Reserve bank of india has stated that the new directive introduced on cheque modifications is valid for cheque truncation system cts. Rbi has introduced a new format for cheques, the cts2010. Please sign above is mentioned on cheque leaf on the lower righthand side.
All banks providing cheque facility to their customers have been advised to issue only cts2010 standard cheques. Cts is basically an online imagebased cheque clearing system where cheque images are captured at the collecting bank branch and transmitted electronically. Annexure x a rbi circular on non cts 2010 instrument 51 51 annexure x b non cts clearing timings 51 51. Cts2010 is a standard benchmark recommended by rbi for the standardisation of. Simple guide for customers to identify if their cheques are cts. Just check, whether your existing cheque book is cts compliant or you need to get a new cts complaint cheque book issued before 31st december 2012.
Request you to make a note that non cts compliant cheques would not be accepted by banks for clearing post 31 july 20. The reserve bank of india rbi has introduced a new format for cheques, the cts2010 standard as part. But for all regions, rbi had fixed december 31 as the last date for phasing out noncts cheque truncation system 2010 cheques. Cheque truncation system new benchmark for cheques in banks. As per guidelines, non cts2010 cheques issued by bank in india will be. The procedure of disallowing depositors to collect the cheque book at the branch and insisting on dispatching the cheque book by courier after forcibly obtaining a declaration from the depositor that a dispatch. If you have availed a home or auto loan and issued postdated. As per rbi guidelines, now all banks have to issue cheques conforming to the cts 2010 standards with uniform features.
All cheques shall carry a standardised watermark, with the words ctsindia which can be seen when held against any light source. Please note that non cts 2010 standard cheques will not be valid after july 31, 20. Rbi extends cheque upgradation deadline till march next year 14 dec, 2012, 07. Rbi working group report on cheque truncation and echeques earlier in introduction section. Rbi guidelines on standardization of security features for cheque leaves, referred. In case if your cts 2010 cheque book, you must obtain a new cts complied cheque book, and surrender the noncompliant one to the bank. You can request your bank to have it from the presenting bank.
Cheques not complying with cts 2010 standards will be cleared at less frequent intervals i. Those who have given non cts 2010 cheques for paying their car or home loan emis must resubmit cts 2010 standards cheques before. This shall ensure that the feel of cheques is uniform across banks. International helpline 91446685 4555 or your relationship manager to request for a new cheque book.
The clearinghouses in other regions use the micr code system for cheque clearing. Procedural guideline for cheque truncation system jul 27, 2018 chennai bankers clearing house cbch procedural guidelines for cheque truncation system cts version 2. Check your current cheque book is it valid new cts. Bank customers rbi new guidelines 2019 non cts cheques. Nov 29, 2012 identify whether your existing citibank account cheque book is cts2010 compliant request for a new cheque book, if required also, please note that rbi has advised all banks holding postdated emi cheques to arrange for replacement of noncts2010 standard cheques with cts2010 standard cheques. The timeline has been extended mnay times from 31mar20 to 31jul20 to 31dec20. However, banks had been advised by rbi to not charge a customer for the new cts2010 standard cheque while issuing it for the first time. Three things to know if you still use cheques livemint. Nris, get ready to order new india cheque books the economic. Rbi says new directive on cheques applicable only on cts.
Dec 31, 2012 come april 20 and your old cheque books from your bank account in india will become void. As per reserve bank of india rbi guidelines, cheque books issued by banks need to be compliant with the cheque truncation system cts2010 standards. Cts will eventually replace micr system of cheques in the entire country. Important notification from rbi regarding cts2010 standard. Allottment of bank codes is centralised at the office of the chief general manager incharge, department of information technology, reserve bank of india, central office, shahid bhagat singh marg, mumbai400001. We request our customers to surrender their existing non cts 2010 standard cheques at any of our branches on or before december 31, 20 and place a request for issuance of cts 2010 standard cheques. You can also request for a new cheque book through dbs atm or internet banking. Sbi home branch and requested for the new cheque book over the counter. The benchmark prescriptions are collectively known as cts 2010 standard.
Federal bank has been issuing only cts 2010 standard cheque books to our customers since april 1, 2012. Rbi vide its circular dated september 3, 2012 has now advised banks to withdraw noncts 2010 standards cheques in circulation before december 31,2012. Post dated cheques issued by you and due after 31st march 20, needs to replace by cts 2010 compliant cheques. Mar 18, 20 the reserve bank of india rbi on monday extended the deadline to migrate to newlook cheques cts2010 standard cheques with more security and standardised features to july 31, from march 31, 20.
In case the cheque leaves with you are not cts standard, please request for a new cts 2010 standard cheque. However, banks may continue to follow their existing policy regarding cheque book issuance for additional issuance of cheques, in adherence to their accepted fair practices code. Identify whether your existing bank accounts cheque books are cts2010 compliant request for a new cheque book, if required also, please note that rbi has advised all banks holding postdated emi cheques to arrange for replacement of noncts2010 standard cheques with cts2010 standard cheques. As per rbi guidelines, after march 31, 20, noncts2010 standard compliant cheques will still be accepted for clearing but will be cleared at less frequent intervals. Aprrox 75 to 80 percentage of transaction in a bank is through cheques, due to this rbi wants fast clearing process of cheque hence introduced cts. Get ready to order new india cheque books times of. Bank customers do not need to discard their non cts 2010 standard cheque books in a hurry to get their multicity cts 2010 standard cheque leafs. Cts2010 standard cheques free book on indian stock market. Procedural guidelines for cheque truncation system cts. Come april 20 and your old cheque books from your bank account in india will become void. One should be using cts 2010 compliant cheques issued by bank from 1st april 20. You must obtain a cts2010 compliant cheque book on or before 31st march 20. In case if your cheque book does not reflect the aforementioned details you must obtain a new cts complied cheque book at the earliest, and surrender the noncompliant one to the bank.
But still cheque is widely used for mode of payment. Rbi has issued a circular telling all banks that they should only process and accept those cheques which follow cts guidelines what is cheque truncation system or cts. It is now mandatory for banks to strictly issue standardised and enhanced new format of cheques called cts2010. The cheque truncation system cts is a process of stopping flow of physical cheque in which an electronic image of the instrument is presented when it comes. Dec 03, 20 identify whether your existing bank accounts cheque books are cts2010 compliant request for a new cheque book, if required also, please note that rbi has advised all banks holding postdated emi cheques to arrange for replacement of noncts2010 standard cheques with cts2010 standard cheques.
Cheques not complying with cts2010 standards will be cleared at less frequent intervals i. Get ready to order new india cheque books times of india. We request our customers to surrender their existing noncts2010 standard cheques at any of our branches on or before december 31, 20 and place a request for issuance of cts2010 standard cheques. Return request file 27 28 return pro cessing at chi 28. The rbi asks banks to issue new cheque books only under the new format and gave them time till julyend to withdraw the old format cheques. As per rbi guidelines, after march 31, 20, non cts 2010 standard compliant cheques will still be accepted for clearing but will be cleared at less frequent intervals. For this reason the presenting bank has to retain such cheques with them for a period of 10 years. Nov 29, 2012 cheque truncation system cts or imagebased clearing system ics, in india, is a project undertaken by the reserve bank of india rbi, for faster clearing of cheques. The reserve bank of india rbi on monday extended the deadline to migrate to newlook cheques cts2010 standard cheques with more security and standardised features to. Recently rbi notified all banks to achieve standardization and enhancement of security features of cheques in order to migrate to cheque truncation system cts 2010 standards by year end.
Those who have given noncts2010 cheques for paying their car or home loan emis must resubmit cts2010 standards cheques before. Will my old cheques that are not cts2010 still work. So it is necessary for all to understand how your new cheque format looks like. They should preferably use imagefriendly coloured inks while writing cheques and avoid any alterations corrections thereon. Following are the points to be remembered while shifting to the cheque truncation system. How do i know if my present cheque book is cts2010 standard compliant. Therefore, we recommend you to replace your non cts 2010 cheque book with a new cheque book at the earliest. Can you please mail me a scanned copy of the latest cheque leaf that is compliant with cts 2010. Cheque books not containing cts2010 cheque leafs are called. Instruments not complying with cts2010 standards will be cleared once a. Go to your bank branch and request for a new cheque book or order one online.
Rbi to introduce panindia cts by sept 2020 to make cheque. Cts2010 standard paper should not glow under ultraviolet uv light i. Banks shall not charge their savings bank account customers for issuance of cts 2010 standard cheques when they are issued for the first time, the central bank had said. As per reserve bank of india rbi guidelines, cheque books issued by banks need to. Presently cts is being used in the clearinghouse of rbi based in the national capital region ncr.
The procedure of disallowing depositors to collect the cheque book at the branch and insisting on dispatching the cheque book by courier after forcibly obtaining a declaration from the depositor that a dispatch by the courier is at depositors risk is an unfair practice. Procedural guidelines for cheque truncation system cts version 2. A copy of cheque, cts 2010 compliant may please be used in explaining the requirements to be filled for the cheque leaves that can be used for transaction from january 01, 20 onwards. One, in addition to the default site, the refurbished site also has all the information bifurcated functionwise. If the above letters are present, your cheque book is cts2010 compliant 5. Customers may request insist their banks for cheque forms that are compliant with the cts 2010 standard. Request through online banking phone banking numbers. In this regard, we wish to inform that the cts2010 standard cheque book issued to the customers will have cheque leaves printed with words cts 2010 on each of the cheque leaf. In case your cheque is not cts2010 compliant, you can request for a new cheque book by logging in to citibank online. The reserve bank of india rbi has introduced a new format for. In this regard, we wish to inform that the cts 2010 standard cheque book issued to the customers will have cheque leaves printed with words cts 2010 on each of the cheque leaf. As rbi is moving towards accepting only cts 2010 compliant cheques, non cts cheques should not be used post 31st march, 20. As per rbi guidelines, non cts 2010 standard compliant cheques will be accepted for clearing up to july 31, 20.
A reproduction of the sample cheque available on rbis website. It is rbi effort due to which customer payment in india is in near real time in the form of rtgs and neft. Rbi has notified all banks to implement standardization and enhancement of security features of cheques. Hence the rbi has clarified that clients outside ncr dont have to worry about the new directive. According to a reserve bank of india rbi report, indias cheque volumes.
April 14, 2015 dear all welcome to the refurbished site of the reserve bank of india. This directive has come in order to migrate to cheque truncation system cts 2010 standards by year end i. Reserve bank of india rbi has instructed all banks to withdraw noncts standard cheque leaves from circulation by 31st december 20. New cts cheque contains information of printer where they are printed along the words cts2010 mentioned along the area where we tear off the leaf from the cheque book. Banks shall not charge their savings bank account customers for issuance of cts2010 standard cheques when they.
Ensure you use a cts 2010compliant cheque, and know the types of cheques for. Rbi vide its circular dated september 3, 2012 has now advised banks to withdraw non cts 2010 standards cheques in circulation before december 31,2012. The following are some of the features of cts 2010 standard cheque. How is cts 2010 will be different from earlier system of cheque clearance. The rbi is now planning to implement a panindia cheque truncation system from september 2020. Bank customers do not need to discard their noncts 2010 standard cheque books in a hurry to get their multicity cts2010 standard cheque leafs. Use of dark colored ink to write or print on cheques. The homogeneity in security features of cts 2010 cheques will act as deterrent against frauds, and the fixed field placement specifications facilitate straightthroughprocessing at drawee banks end through the use. Please look for the letters cts2010 printed perpendicularly on the cheque leaf near the perforation on the left side as shown in the image. Under the cts system, the physical movement of cheques between banks will be elminated. One can find this symbol where we write amount in figures. At present, when you issue a cheque to someone, he has deposit the cheque in his bank to get credit. If you have availed a home or auto loan and issued postdated cheques instead of opting for direct debit, you need to replace such postdated cheques with the cts2010 compliant ones after march 31, 20.
If you have ordered your cheque books recently, say, a month ago, you may already have the new cheque leaves with you. Mos rbi has issued directions to certain banks for referring 12 accounts to initiate insolvency process under the insolvency and bankruptcy code, 2016. Payment and settlement systems, central office, reserve bank of india, mumbai before 10th of the succeeding month 1. Cheque truncation system cts cheque printing software. Jun 15, 2015 you can request your bank to have it from the presenting bank. Tips to replace non cts2010 compliant cheques 22 apr, 20, 03. No clearance of noncts compliant cheques from january. Based on the progress made by banks in compliance to cts scheme, on july 16 th 20, rbi has extended the use of old non cts cheque up to december, 20.
Cts 2010 standard cheque book issued to the customers will have cheque leaves with letters cts 2010 printed vertically on the cheque leaf near. Offering cheque truncation system cts is a step in this direction. Cheque truncation system cts or imagebased clearing system ics, in india, is a project of the reserve bank of india rbi, commenced in 2010, for faster. The following are some of the features of cts2010 standard cheque. As per rbi directives, periodicity for processing noncts cheques in cts. Reserve bank of india has advised banks to withdraw non. Reserve bank of india procedural guideline for cheque. However, banks had been advised by rbi to not charge a customer for the new cts 2010 standard cheque while issuing it for the first time.
Dec 15, 2012 rbi has notified all banks to implement standardization and enhancement of security features of cheques. Dec 16, 2012 you must obtain a cts 2010 compliant cheque book on or before 31st march 20. It might happen that your cheques start bouncing and do not get accepted from jan 1, 20. Rbi extends deadline for cts 2010 cheques indian express. Cheque truncation system cts is a cheque clearing system undertaken by reserve bank of india rbi that aims at reducing the time involved in cheque clearing to one day. Date with effect which the bank has commenced issuing cts 2010 standard cheques across all branches. All residual noncts2010 cheques with customers will continue to be valid and accepted in all clearing houses including. Cheque issuing banks shall make all efforts to withdraw the noncts2010 standard cheques in circulation before the extended timeline of 31 july 20 by creating awareness among customers through sms alerts, letters, display boards in branchesatms, logon message in internet banking, notification on the website etc, rbi said. Dec 19, 2018 so, better hurry up if you havent got your old cheque books replaced with cts2010 standard cheque books. No noncts2010 cheques will be encashed after this date. There is a new standard in banking called as cheque truncation system or cts 2010, which all the banks have to follow now. Sep 03, 2012 it is now mandatory for banks to strictly issue standardised and enhanced new format of cheques called cts 2010. Reserve bank of india has advised banks to withdraw noncts.
Thus, it is considered as the major landmark in the indian banking industry. So, better hurry up if you havent got your old cheque books replaced with cts2010 standard cheque books. No non cts 2010 cheques will be encashed after this date. Cts2010 standard cheques will have letters cts2010 printed vertically on the cheque leaf near the perforation on the left side as shown in the image below. Bank has been issuing cts2010 standard compliant cheque books to. Based on the progress made by banks in compliance to cts scheme, on july 16 th 20, rbi has extended the use of old noncts cheque up to december, 20. Therefore, we recommend you to place a request for a new cheque book. We are glad to inform that axis bank has started issuance of cts 2010 cheque book post august 2011. Visit your nearest citibank atm and select option request a cheque book. Since rbi is now moving towards accepting only cts2010 standards compliant cheques, please note that the old noncts 2010 compliant cheques should not be used post 31st december, 2012.
Noncts compliant cheques shall not be processed for clearing with effect from january 1, 2019, pnb said in a notification. Banks shall not charge their savings bank account customers for issuance of cts2010 standard cheques when they are issued for the first time. As rbi is moving towards accepting only cts 2010 compliant cheques, noncts cheques should not be used post 31st march, 20. Cts2010 standard cheque book issued to the customers will have cheque leaves with letters cts2010 printed vertically on the cheque leaf near. All banks providing cheque facility to their customers have been advised to issue only cts 2010 standard cheques. Also already circulated cheques will be replaced within 31st december 2012.
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