PTI
NEW DELHI
While demonetising the high-value currency notes on Tuesday, the government had permitted people to use such notes for payment of certain services like rail and metro ticket, rail catering, airline ticket, buying LPG cylinder and medicines with doctor’s prescription.
Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das on Thursday tweeted: “Old 500, ` 1000 notes to be accepted for payment of fees, charges, taxes, penalty to central and state governments, including municipalities and local bodies.” Such old notes to be accepted for payment of utility charges like water and electricity, he said.
