Cheques will be scanned, presented, and passed in a few hours and on a continuous basis during business hours. The clearing cycle will be reduced from the present T+1 days to a few hours.

In a bid to speed up the cheque processing time from the current T+1 settlement period, RBI has announced that starting October 1, 2025, cheque handling will move away from the existing batch clearing ...

Cheques aren’t used as often today, but a missing cheque leaf can still create trouble if it isn’t reported quickly.