CURATED BY – DHEERAJ KUMAR AHIRWAL | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Damoh, the district administration had received a complaint that one rupee and two rupee coins and five rupee coins and notes are not being accepted in general circulation in the district. Collector Sudhir Kumar Kochar has drawn the attention of all the general public towards the guidelines of the Reserve Bank and the Government of India, according to which if any person does not accept the legal coin or note, then it is considered dishonor of currency, in this action can be taken against the concerned.

The District Magistrate urged all the traders and business organizations of the district to not dishonor the legal currency of the government at all and accept coins from the customers, keep exchanging those coins, do not refuse in any way that coins will not be accepted here, do not give chocolates, toffees or other things in exchange for them.

He said that instructions have been given to all the banks, all the banks have been told that all the banks will put up a banner in which they will clearly state that coins of 1 rupee, 2 rupees, 5 rupees and 10 rupees and 5 rupee notes are accepted here. If traders and any other person take coins to the bank, then the bankers have been instructed that they will compulsorily accept them and when the bankers accept them, it will prove helpful in keeping the currency in circulation. Instructions have also been given to all the banks, the instructions that have been pasted in the banks in this regard will be conveyed to you through social media. He urged everyone to cooperate with the administration and the government to keep our legal currency in circulation. The collector said that I hope that all of you will pay attention to my appeal and keep our currency in circulation.