Government of India vide their Notification dated November 8, 2016 have withdrawn the Legal Tender status of ₹ 500 and ₹ 1,000 denominations of banknotes of the Mahatma Gandhi Series issued by the Reserve Bank till 8th November 2016.

This is necessitated to tackle counterfeiting Indian banknotes, to effectively nullify black money hoarded in cash and curb funding of terrorism with fake notes.

Date : Nov 08, 2016

Starting from 10th November 2016, members of public/ corporates, business firms, societies, trusts etc holding these notes can tender them at any office of the Reserve Bank or any bank branch and obtain value thereof by credit into their respective bank accounts.

For their immediate cash needs, these notes of value upto ₹ 4,000 per person can be exchanged for cash over the counter of these bank branches.

Public are advised to present a valid proof of identity for availing this exchange facility.

Value credited to their bank accounts can be freely used by issue of cheques or by remitting through various electronic modes of transfer like NEFT, RTGS, IMPS, mobile banking, internet banking etc. Cash withdrawals from bank accounts, over the bank counters, will be restricted to a limited amount of ₹ 10,000 per week.

All ATMs and other cash machines will remain shut on 9th November 2016 to facilitate recalibration. When ready, they will be reactivated and cash drawals from ATM and other machines will be restricted to ₹ 2,000 per day.

For more details members of the public may visit RBI website www.rbi.org.in and Government web site gov.nic.in for further information and details.

Alpana Killawala
Principal Adviser

Withdrawal of legal tender for specified high denomination notes triggers deposit and limited cash exchange regime with withdrawal and ATM restrictions. Withdrawal of Legal Tender status for specified high-denomination Mahatma Gandhi series banknotes permits holders to tender such notes at Reserve Bank offices or bank branches for value credited to bank accounts, with a limited over-the-counter cash exchange available upon presentation of valid identity. Credits may be used by cheque or electronic transfer; cash withdrawals and ATM disbursements are subject to temporary quantitative restrictions pending recalibration. The public is referred to official RBI and government websites for details.