All Offices under the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) shall be open on 29^th, 30^th & 31^st March, 2013 observing their normal office hours, as a part of trade facilitation measure.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has also decided that all designated branches of agency banks and RBI offices conducting government business will keep their counters open on March 29, 30 & 31, 2013 to accept government taxes. All necessary facilities and infrastructure for e- payment shall be open on these days.

It is also informed that proposed nationwide strike by the Associations of Superintendents and Inspectors of Central Excise for 29^th, 30^th & 31^st, 2013 has been withdrawn .

To ensure that the Trade faces no problem in clearances etc. on these days, additional staff including IRS (Customs & Central Excise) probationers has been deployed.

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(Release ID :94339)

Trade facilitation: CBEC and designated bank counters to remain open and strike withdrawal ensures uninterrupted tax acceptance and clearances. Directive mandates CBEC offices to remain open on 29th-31st March, 2013 with normal hours; designated agency bank branches and RBI counters conducting government business will keep counters open and provide e-payment infrastructure for tax acceptance. The proposed nationwide strike by Associations of Superintendents and Inspectors of Central Excise for those dates has been withdrawn, and additional staff including IRS (Customs & Central Excise) probationers have been deployed to ensure uninterrupted clearances and trade facilitation.