Fresh currency notes worth Rs 56bln exchanged, private banks to continue banking facility during Dashain

By Ajay Chhetri, Kathmandu, Oct 4: New currency notes worth Rs 56 billion has been exchanged to for the festivals.

Revati Prasad Nepal, executive director of the Currency Management Department of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) said that the currency of small denomination worth Rs 16 billion and higher denomination worth Rs 40 billion were exchanged during this period.

He also said that the notes exchange facility will be stopped in NRB during public holidays but will resume from coming Sunday.

Meanwhile, banking facility will be continued except on Vijay Dashami (Tika) in the private banks. All the private banks have displayed notice on website of the time and locations of their respective branch to render banking facilities.