<h1>RBI and Banks Extend Hours for Taxpayer Convenience on March 29-31, 2014; Special Services for High-Volume Areas.</h1> To enhance convenience for taxpayers, designated branches of agency banks and RBI offices will extend their hours on March 29 and March 31, 2014, until 8:00 p.m. This applies where March 31 is not a public holiday. On March 30 and March 31, select branches will remain open for government business in areas with high transaction volumes. Electronic transactions will be available until midnight on March 31. Special clearing operations and centralized payment systems like RTGS and NEFT will operate from March 29 to March 31, 2014, to facilitate government receipts.