Will old your cheque book become invalid after December 31, 2026? Big development from RBI
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- ✓The Reserve Bank of India clarified that cheque books will not become invalid after December 31, 2026.
- ✓The central bank said, "the message is factually incorrect and misleading." Customers do not need to replace their existing cheque books, as no new rules were introduced for the new year in 2027.
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- India Economy
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has in a post on social media clarified speculation over cheque books becoming invalid after 31 December, calling them "factually incorrect and misleading".The central bank stated that bank customers will not have to replace their existing cheque books in the new year and dismissed viral social media claims that new cheque books with upgraded security features would become compulsory in 2027.RBI clarifies big development..."It has come to the notice of the Reserve Bank of India that a message is circulating on social media claiming that the standard Cheque Truncation System (CTS) cheque books currently in use will change from December 31, 2026 and the new cheque books featuring updated security standards will come into effect from January 1, 2027," the RBI's official account wrote in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter).The central bank stated, "It is clarified that at present Reserve Bank of India is not introducing any such measures with regard to the CTS cheque books.
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