Areas where concession on use of denotified notes ends at midnight

New Delhi, Nov 24: Following is a list of areas where the concession to use the denotified Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes for emergency cash needs will cease from the midnight of Nov 24: - For payments in government hospitals for medical treatment - For use in all pharmacies for buying medicines with doctor's prescription - At railway ticketing counters, bus ticket counters of government or public sector undertakings and airline counters at airports for purchase of tickets - For purchases at consumer cooperative stores operated under authorisation of central or state governments with identity proof (Safal, Mother Dairy) - For purchases at milk booths under central or state governments - For purchase of petrol, diesel and gas at stations of state-run oil companies - For payments at crematoria and burial grounds - For use at international airports for arriving and departing passengers up to Rs 5,000 - For foreign tourists to exchange foreign currency up to Rs 5,000 - For purchase of LPG gas cylinders - For payments towards on-board catering during travel by rail - For purchase of tickets for suburban and metro rail travel - For purchase of entry tickets monument maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India - For payments towards fees, charges, taxes or penalties, payable to central or state governments including municipal and local bodies - For payments towards utility charges including water and electricity, but no advance payments - For payments towards court fees - For payments towards purchase of seeds from designated state-run outlets, but only Rs 500 notes - Withdrawal from district central cooperative banks up to Rs 24,000 per week.