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page_title: Mandate dates
product: lotuspay
platform: web
page_source: https://docs.juspay.io/lotuspay/web/nach-debit-flow/mandate-dates
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---


# Mandate dates




## NACH Debit mandates have some date attributes.



These are the main fields that appear in an NACH Debit mandate.


### **Date fields** 



* Date of Mandate (only relevant for physical variant) - the date in the top right corner of the physical mandate.
* First Collection Date (start date) - the first date on which an ACH Debit transaction can be charged. Must be greater than Date of Mandate.
* Final Collection Date (end date) - the final date on which an ACH Debit transaction can be charged. Max 30 years from Date of Mandate.


### **Processing dates** 



* Acknowledgement Date - the date on which the source input was acknowledged by NPCI Mandate Management System. This is recorded as an acknowledged mandate, with UMRN.
* Response Date - the date on which the acknowledged mandate received a response from the destination bank.