MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Economic Affairs)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th November, 2016
(Department of Economic Affairs)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th November, 2016
S.O. 3408(E).—Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance,
vide F. No. 10/3/2016-Cy.I dated 8th November, 2016 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,Section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 8th November, 2016, the Central Government declared that the bank notes of existing series of denomination of the value of five hundred rupees and one thousand rupees(hereinafter referred to as the specified bank notes), shall cease to be legal tender on and from the
9th November, 2016;
vide F. No. 10/3/2016-Cy.I dated 8th November, 2016 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,Section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 8th November, 2016, the Central Government declared that the bank notes of existing series of denomination of the value of five hundred rupees and one thousand rupees(hereinafter referred to as the specified bank notes), shall cease to be legal tender on and from the
9th November, 2016;
And whereas, it has become necessary to notify certain exemptions for the convenience of the
members of public in carrying out certain emergent and urgent transactions using the specified bank notes;
members of public in carrying out certain emergent and urgent transactions using the specified bank notes;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 26 of the Reserve
Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934), the Central Government hereby declares that the specified bank notes shall not be ceased to be legal tender, with effect from the 9th November, 2016 until the 11th November, 2016, to the extent of transactions specified below, namely:—
Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934), the Central Government hereby declares that the specified bank notes shall not be ceased to be legal tender, with effect from the 9th November, 2016 until the 11th November, 2016, to the extent of transactions specified below, namely:—
(a) for making payments in Government hospitals for medical treatment and pharmacies in Government hospitals for buying medicines with doctor’s prescription;
(b) at railway ticketing counters, ticket counters of Government or Public Sector Undertakings buses and airline ticketing counters at airports for purchase of tickets;
(c) for purchases at consumer cooperative stores operated under authorisation of Central or State
Governments;
Governments;
(d) for purchase at milk booths operating under authorisation of the Central or State Governments;
(e) for purchase of petrol, diesel and gas at the stations operating under the authorisation of Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies;
(f) for payments at crematoria and burial grounds;
(g) at international airports, for arriving and departing passengers, who possess specified bank notes, the value of which does not exceed five thousand rupees to exchange them for notes having legal tender character;
(h) for foreign tourists to exchange foreign currency or specified bank notes, the value of which does not exceed five thousand rupees to exchange them for notes having legal tender character.
2. All establishments referred to in paragraph 1, shall maintain complete account of record of stock and
sale of transactions made with the specified bank notes during the period between 9th November, 2016 and 11th November, 2016.
sale of transactions made with the specified bank notes during the period between 9th November, 2016 and 11th November, 2016.
[F. No. 10/03/2016-Cy. I]
Dr. SAURABH GARG, Jt. Secy.
Dr. SAURABH GARG, Jt. Secy.
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