Demonetisation: Old Rs 500 notes at petrol pumps, for airline tickets to be accepted till tomorrow

New Delhi: Old Rs 500 notes at petrol pumps and for airline tickets will be accepted till December 2 as against December 15 announced earlier.

The government had on November 24 extended till December 15 the facility of using old Rs 500 notes in public utilities and included more services like mobile recharge but stopped the over-the-counter exchange of defunct currencies and use of Rs 1,000 notes.

Payment towards pre-paid mobile top-up to a limit of Rs 500 per recharge had also been allowed while purchase from consumer cooperative stores were limited to Rs 5,000 at a time.

Current and arrear dues payments will be limited to only water and electricity, a facility that will continue to be available only for individuals and households.

However, the release said payments for the transactions under all the exempted categories will now be accepted only through old Rs 500 notes.

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Source:Zee news