Doha/Information Office/13 November 2016/ An official source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday said that the Republic of India has canceled its old currency of 500 and 1000 rupee notes and issued new currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 2000, which came into effect on Thursday 10/11/2016.
In a statement to Qatar News Agency (QNA), the source urged all Qatari citizens or residents in Qatar wishing to travel to India to take the financial receipt of currency exchange from the Indian money changers and make sure that it is a new currency as a hedge against accountability for the source of the cash.
The source noted that the Indian law does not allow bringing Indian currency from outside the country and allows US$ 10,000 of foreign currency.