Fact check: Exchange facility for Indian demonetized currency notes for foreign citizens extended?

New Delhi: Lately a viral message is doing the rounds in the social media regarding exchange of old demonetised currency notes.

The viral message claims that the exchange facility for Indian demonetized currency notes for foreign citizens has been further extended.

Busting the truth behind the viral post, Press Information Bureau (PIB) has tweeted that the news is actually false.

“A #FAKE order issued in the name of @RBI claims that the exchange facility for Indian demonetized currency notes for foreign citizens has been further extended.  The exchange facility for Indian demonetized currency notes for foreign citizens ended in 2017,” PIB wrote on twitter.

A #FAKE order issued in the name of @RBI claims that the exchange facility for Indian demonetized currency notes for foreign citizens has been further extended. #PIBFactCheck

The exchange facility for Indian demonetized currency notes for foreign citizens ended in 2017. pic.twitter.com/kSCCIJCDNR — PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) April 6, 2021

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