You can continue to pay your electricity and water bills with old Rs. 1,000 notes till November 11, the Centre announced on Thursday. Such old notes will be accepted for payment of utility charges such as water and electricity, he added. In a bid to tackle black money and corruption, government on Tuesday banned the use of high denomination notes of Rs. 1,000 notes.
Source: The Hindu November 10, 2016 10:43 UTC