No ATM will be replenished with cash after 9 pm in cities and 6pm in rural areas from next year even as two armed guards will
accompany crisp notes in transit as per a new directive issued by the Home Ministry .
The deadline for putting money in the ATMs located in Naxal-hit areas is 4 pm while private cash handling agencies must collect money from the banks in the first half of the day and transport notes only in armoured vehicles.