Many of us are treated badly on receiving a bad quality note or at the time of making payments. but, the currency should never be rejected in more than 90% cases where the currency note has the following conditions as guided by the RBI-Instructions. please read this information and also share publically to all INDIANS about this, may be you are not facing problems like this but there are many who are facing.
the Delhi is very poor in contet to this state of rejecting currency notes where as, my uncle told me once, when he visited to Gujarat and there people laminates even 8-pieces of currency notes and are using it as full value. if somebody violates regarding this you can also complaint to police regarding this serious matter (it is a serious matter of negotiating our own currency – which is worshiped on DIWALI festival for goddess LAXMI).
What Are Soiled, Mutilated And Imperfect Banknotes?
(I) “Soiled Note:” Means A Note Which, Has Become Dirty Due To Usage And Also Includes A Two Piece Note Pasted Together Wherein Both The Pieces Presented Belong To The Same Note, And Form The Entire Note.
(Ii) Mutilated Banknote Is A Banknote, Of Which A Portion Is Missing Or Which Is Composed Of More Than Two Pieces.
(Iii) Imperfect Banknote Means Any Banknote, Which Is Wholly Or Partially, Obliterated, Shrunk, Washed, Altered Or Indecipherable But Does Not Include A Mutilated Banknote.
Can Soiled And Mutilated Banknotes Be Exchanged For Value?
Yes. Such Banknotes Can Be Exchanged For Value.
Where Are Soiled/Mutilated Banknotes Accepted For Exchange?
All Banks Are Authorized To Accept Soiled Banknotes For Full Value. They Are Expected To Extend The Facility Of Exchange Of Soiled Notes Even To Non-Customers. All Currency Chest Branches Of Commercial Banks Are Authorized To Adjudicate Mutilated Banknotes And Pay Value For These, In Terms Of The Reserve Bank Of India (Note Refund) Rules, 2009
How Much Value Would One Get In Exchange Of Soiled Banknotes?
Soiled Banknotes Are Exchanged For Full Value.
How Much Value Would One Get In Exchange Of Mutilated Banknotes?
A Mutilated Banknote Can Be Exchanged For Full Value If,
(I) For Denominations Of Re. 1, Rs. 2, Rs. 5, Rs. 10 And Rs. 20, The Area Of The Single Largest Undivided Piece Of The Note Presented Is More Than 50 Percent Of The Area Of Respective Denomination, Rounded Off To The Next Complete Square Centimeter.
(Ii) For Denominations Of Rs. 50, Rs.100, Rs. 500 And Rs. 1000, The Area Of The Single Largest Undivided Piece Of The Note Presented Is More Than 65 Percent Of The Area Of Respective Denomination, Rounded Off To The Next Complete Square Centimeter.
Banknotes In Denominations Of Re. 1, Rs. 2, Rs. 5, Rs. 10 And Rs. 20, Cannot Be Exchanged For Half Value.
A Mutilated Banknote In Denominations Of Rs.50, Rs.100, Rs.500 Or Rs.1000, Can Be Exchanged For Half Value If,
The Undivided Area Of The Single Largest Piece Of The Note Presented Is Equal To Or More Than 40 Percent And Less Than Or Equal To 65 Percent Of The Area Of Respective Denomination, Rounded Off To The Next Complete Square Centimeter.
How Much Value Would One Get In Exchange Of Imperfect Banknotes?
The Value Of An Imperfect Note May Be Paid For Full Value / Half Value Under Rules As Specified For Mutilated Notes If,
(I) The Matter, Which Is Printed On The Note Has Not Become Totally Illegible, And
(Ii) It Can Be Satisfied That It Is A Genuine Note.
What Types Of Banknotes Are Not Eligible For Payment Under The Note Refund Rules?
The Following Banknotes Are Not Payable Under The Reserve Bank Of India (Note Refund) Rules 2009.
A Banknote For Which:
The Area Of Single Largest Undivided Piece Of Note Presented Is Less Than Or Equal To 50% Of Area Of The Note For Denominations Of Re. 1, Rs. 2, Rs. 5, Rs. 10 And Rs. 20.
The Area Of The Single Largest Undivided Piece Of The Note Is Less Than 40 Percent For Denominations Of Rs.50, Rs. 100, Rs. 500 And Rs. 1000.
A Banknote Which:
Cannot Be Identified With Certainty As A Genuine Note For Which The Bank Is Liable Under The Act,
Has Been Made Imperfect Or Mutilated, Thereby Causing The Note To Appear To Be Of A Higher Denomination, Or Has Been Deliberately Cut, Torn, Defaced, Altered Or Dealt With In Any Other Manner, Not Necessarily By The Claimants, Enabling The Use Of The Same For Making Of A False Claim Under These Rules Or Otherwise To Defraud The Bank Or The Public,
Carries Any Extrinsic Words Or Visible Representations Intended To Convey Or Capable Of Conveying Any Message Of A Political Or Religious Character Or Furthering The Interest Of Any Person Or Entity,
Has Been Imported Into India By The Claimant From Any Place Outside India In Contravention Of The Provision Of Any Law.
What If A Banknote Is Found To Be Non-Payable?
Non-Payable Banknotes Are Retained By The Receiving Banks And Sent To The Reserve Bank Where They Are Destroyed.
Sources : RBI-RULES
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