New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Following is a list of areas where the concession to use the denotified Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes for emergency cash needs will cease from the midnight of Nov 24:
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For payments in government hospitals for medical treatment
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For use in all pharmacies for buying medicines with doctor's prescription
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At railway ticketing counters, bus ticket counters of government or public sector undertakings and airline counters at airports for purchase of tickets
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For purchases at consumer cooperative stores operated under authorisation of central or state governments with identity proof (Safal, Mother Dairy)
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For purchases at milk booths under central or state governments
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For purchase of petrol, diesel and gas at stations of state-run oil companies
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For payments at crematoria and burial grounds
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For use at international airports for arriving and departing passengers up to Rs 5,000
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For foreign tourists to exchange foreign currency up to Rs 5,000
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For purchase of LPG gas cylinders
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For payments towards on-board catering during travel by rail
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For purchase of tickets for suburban and metro rail travel
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For purchase of entry tickets monument maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India
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For payments towards fees, charges, taxes or penalties, payable to central or state governments including municipal and local bodies
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For payments towards utility charges including water and electricity, but no advance payments
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For payments towards court fees
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For payments towards purchase of seeds from designated state-run outlets, but only Rs 500 notes
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Withdrawal from district central cooperative banks up to Rs 24,000 per week.
