Demonetisation: Places where you can still use old ₹ 500 notes till December 15
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Central government has stopped the exchange of demonetised notes over the bank counter from Friday.
The old notes can now only be deposited in a person’s bank account and then the person can withdrew valid currency through cheques or ATMs.
Government has extended the use of old 500 rupee notes at certain utilities. The old ₹ 1000 note cannot be used for any service from Friday onwards.
Old ₹500 notes can be used till December 15 at the following places:
Toll plazas from December 3 to December 15.
Payment of school fees up to Rs. 2,000 per student in central government, state government, municipality and local body schools.
Payment of fees in central or state government colleges.
Pre-paid mobile top-up to a limit of Rs. 500 per top-up.
Consumer cooperative stores operated under authorisation of central or state governments with identity proof (Safal, Mother Dairy) up to Rs. 5,000 at a time.
Milk booths under central or state governments.
Payment of current and arrear dues to utilities will be limited to only water and electricity.
Payments in government hospitals for medical treatment.
Use in all pharmacies for buying medicines with doctor’s prescription.
Railway ticketing counters.
Bus ticket counters of government or public sector undertakings.
Airline counters at airports for purchase of tickets.
Payments at crematoria and burial grounds.
Use at international airports for arriving and departing passengers up to Rs. 5,000.
Purchase of LPG gas cylinders.
Payments towards on-board catering during travel by rail.
Purchase of tickets for suburban and metro rail travel.
Purchase of entry tickets monument maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India.
Payments towards fees, charges, taxes or penalties, payable to central or state governments including municipal and local bodies.
Payments towards utility charges including water and electricity, but no advance payments.
Payment towards court fees.
Payment towards purchase of seeds from designated state-run outlets.
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