Srinagar, Nov 19: Under its ‘clean currency, clean commerce’ initiative aimed to make J&K a clean currency state, the J&K Bank has exhorted  general public not to accept soiled or unusable currency notes from any of its branches.
 The Bank in a statement said its ‘clean currency, clean commerce’ was aimed to make J&K a clean currency state.
 It said people should in no case accept the soiled or the broken currency notes from its branches..
 Meanwhile, on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha, the Bank provided currency note exchange facility to the general public in Jammu.
 The Bank offered fresh notes of Rs 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 denominations in exchanged of the old notes. Besides, coins of Rs 5 and 10 denominations were also available on these counters.
 Giving details it said, the Bank had established four mobile cash counters at Eidgah Residency Road, Bathandi Masjid, Ustad Mohalla and Masjid Kharika Talab.
 “These places experience huge footfall during the Eid festival in Jammu. Currency amounting to Rs 30 lakhs was exchanged at these counters,” it said.
 Meanwhile, fresh currency notes of all denominations were available at the Business Units/Counters across Kashmir as well.
 Madan Gupta, Zonal Head, Jammu (Central) supervised the functioning of these mobile cash counters and ensured that the public got the note exchange facility in a hassle free manner, it said.

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