To facilitate the electricity consumers, Haryana Government has decided that old demonetised currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denominations will be accepted for payment of electricity bills at collection centres of Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam.
These collection centres would remain open till the midnight of November 11, said a spokesman of power utilities.
A day before, 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 Rs 500 and Rs 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 November 11. Such currency notes would also be accepted at milk
booths authorised by
the State Government till November 11.
The Minister of State for Cooperation,. Manish Kumar Grover, issued directions to this effect in a meeting with Managing Directors and senior officers of cooperative institutions in the State.