Railways to accept old currency notes till Nov 24

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IANS New Delhi
Last Updated : Nov 14 2016 | 5:33 PM IST

Indian Railways on Monday said that it will accept the demonetised currency notes as payment for ticketing and catering purposes till November 24.

"Existing instructions for usage of old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes for the purpose of ticketing, onboard catering on trains and refund will continue till midnight of November 24," Railways spokesperson Anil Saxena said.

This is the third time that railways has extended the deadline to accept the demonetised currency notes.

--IANS

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First Published: Nov 14 2016 | 5:24 PM IST

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