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Thursday, June 13, 2013

BSNL to Shut Down Telegram Service from July 15

One of the last remaining bastions of thetelegram, India, has announced it is ceasing telegram services on July 15, inthe wake of the rising popularity of smartphones, texting and email.

Telegrams – called “taar” in India — began circulating in the 1850s. Thesigns of the taar’s demise were already clear; the system was privatized when Indian telecommunications company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. took over from the postal system in the 1990s, and two years ago raised the price from three or four rupees for 50 words) to 27 rupees for 50 words. In March 2013, BSNL announced the cessation of all international telegrams.

BSNL said it decided to cease telegram services after asking the Department of Posts to take thefailing service back.

Source : http://taxguru.in/finance/bsnl-shut-telegram-service-july-15.html

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

NBFC asked to got replace post dated Cheque before 31.12.2012 ,have you??

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today asked non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) to replace post-dated cheques issued to them by customers with new standardised cheques with improved security features.

As we have already updated you that your present cheque book may not be valid after 31.12.2012,so you should inquire from your bank and got replace your cheque Book now .

If you are supplier /or lender then got replace post dated cheque received from borrowers if cheques are not CTS2010 compliant

NBFCs accept post-dated cheques from their customers for future monthly installment payments. For the purpose of standardisation and enhanced security features, the banks have been told by RBI to migrate to the 'CTS 2010' standard by December 31, 2012.

The non-CTS cheques would be out of circulation from December 31, 2012 and will not be acceptable at clearing system of the banks as well.

"NBFCs are, therefore, required to ensure the replacement of Non-CTS-2010 standard compliant cheques with CTS-2010 standard compliant cheques before December 31, 2012," RBI said in a notification.

'CTS 2010' standard is a set of benchmarks towards achieving standardisation of cheques issued by banks across the country.

These include provision of mandatory minimum security features on cheque forms like quality of paper, watermark, bank's logo in invisible ink, void pantograph and standardisation of field placements on cheques.

RBI further asked NBFCs to confirm to the regional office of the bank that a plan has been put in place for implementing the CTS 2010 standard within the prescribed timeline.

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RBI/2012-13/280

DNBS.PD/CC.NO.308/03.10.001/2012-13

November 6, 2012

All NBFCs

Dear Sir,

Standardisation and Enhancement of Security Features in Cheque Forms - Migrating to CTS 2010 Standards

"CTS-2010 standard“ is a set of benchmarks towards achieving standardisation of cheques issued by banks across the country. These include provision of mandatory minimum security features on cheque forms like quality of paper, watermark, bank's logo in invisible ink, void pantograph, etc., and standardisation of field placements on cheques. The benchmark prescriptions known as "CTS-2010 standard“ are to be implemented by December 31, 2012.

2. NBFCs accept post dated cheques from their customers for future EMI payments, and some of such instruments may not be compliant with the CTS-2010 standard. NBFCs are, therefore, required to ensure the replacement of Non–CTS-2010 standard compliant cheques with CTS-2010 standard compliant cheques before December 31, 2012.

3. The above instructions are issued in terms of Section 45 JA and 45K of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (Act 2 of 1934).

4. Please acknowledge receipt and confirm to the Regional Office of the Bank that a plan has been put in place for implementing the "CTS-2010 standard" within the prescribed timeline.

Yours sincerely,

(Uma Subramaniam)

Chief General Manager-in-Charge