The Haryana Government on Friday allowed accepting currency notes of `500 and `1,000 denominations for payment of house tax, water supply and sewerage bills, value added tax and passenger and goods tax on November 11 till 12 midnight. The Government has also extended the last date for payment of water bills from November 9 to 21, said an official spokesman.
He said the Union Finance Ministry has amended its notification issued on November 8, 2016. As per the amendment, the transactions for using `500 and `1,000 notes have also been allowed for making payment for any fee, charges, taxes or penalties, payable to the Central or State Governments, including Municipal and local bodies and towards utility charges, including water and electricity.
Earlier, the Haryana Power Discoms had extended the due date for payment of electricity bills by one week, in respect of consumers whose due date for payment of electricity bills falls during November 9 to 11. The last date for payment of electricity bills falling on November 9, 10 and 11 has been re-scheduled to November 16, 17 and 18 respectively.
The State Government has also announced that old demonetised currency notes of `500 and `1,000 denominations would be accepted as payment for purchase of seeds, fertilisers and pesticides at outlets of marketing societies and Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS) in the State upto Friday.