Opening of Offices during the Last Week of March, 2013

Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has decided to keep open its field formation offices on 29^th, 30^th & 31^st March 2013 as a trade facilitation measure and as part of revenue collection exercise. All the field formations have also been directed to issue trade notices for the information of the trade.

Department of Financial Services has also been requested to issue instructions to have the banks open for longer hours on 26^th, 28^th and 30^th March 2013 and open for at least half day on 27^th and 29^th (Gazetted holidays) and on 31^st March (Sunday) .

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(Release ID :93990)