Deadline for exchanging pre-2005 notes extended by 6 mths

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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the date for the public to exchange their pre-2005 banknotes till December 31, 2015. In December 2014, the RBI had set the last date for public to exchange these notes as June 30, 2015, the central bank said in a statement on Thursday.Soliciting cooperation from members of public in withdrawing these banknotes from circulation, the RBI has urged them to deposit the old design notes in their bank accounts or exchange them at a bank branch convenient to them. 
“The notes can be exchanged for their full value. It has also clarified that all such notes continue to remain legal tender,” the RBI said.Explaining the move, the RBI said that the banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi series have now been in circulation for a decade. Pti
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