Image-based clearing system or Cheque Truncation System may be a project undertaken by the reserve bank of india for quicker clearing of cheques. Cheque truncation system is essentially an internet image based mostly cheque clearing system where cheque pictures and MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) information ar captured at the aggregation bank branch and transmitted electronically. Truncation means that stopping the flow of the physical cheques issued by a drawer to the cheque payer branch. The physical instrument is truncated at some purpose en-route to the cheque payer branch and an electronic picture or image of the cheque is distributed to the payer branch at the side of the relevant data just like the MICR fields information of presentation presenting banks etc. cheque truncation would eliminate the need to move the physical instruments across branches except in exceptional circumstances. this might end in effective reduction within the time required for cheques pa...