Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a Master Circular dated 02.07.2012 on ‘Customer Service in Banks’ which, inter-alia, provides that banks may issue cheque books with larger number of leaves (20 or 25) if a customer demands the same and also ensure that adequate stocks of such cheque books (20/25 leaves) are maintained with all the branches to meet the requirements of the customers.

RBI has informed that there is no such proposal to levy charges on cash withdrawal deposits by cheque.

This was stated by Minister of State for Finance, Shri Namo Narain Meena, in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.

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Cheque book issuance: banks must provide larger cheque books on customer demand and maintain adequate branch stocks. Banks must issue larger-leaf cheque books on customer demand and maintain adequate stocks at branches; the regulator has clarified there is no proposal to impose charges on cash withdrawals made by cheque.