The Reserve Bank of India has mandated that all banks must replace old cheque leaves with new CTS 2010 Standard compliant cheque leaves by March 31, 2013. The letter recommends that customers use only CTS 2010 standard cheques for all banking transactions after this date and replace any post-dated non-compliant cheques with CTS cheques before the deadline. It also provides a small presentation explaining the key features of CTS cheques to help identify compliance.