External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has ruled out any new window of opportunity for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) or people of Indian-origin to deposit their demonetised high value Indian currency. Mrs Swaraj made these remarks during her interaction with a delegation of Global Organisation for People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) during her visit to UN General Assembly, New York last week.<br/> '<br/>The GOPIO statement said, Swaraj said, government had provided the time window for NRIs who are Indian citizens to deposit their currencies earlier. However, that window was not open for Diaspora Indians with foreign citizenship and the government would not be able to provide another such chance.<br/>'<br/>According to GOPIO, overseas citizens of India and people of Indian-origin are still holding demonetised currencies as the Reserve Bank of India did not allow them to deposit them.<br/>'<br/>On November 8 last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced demonetisation of currency notes of 500 and 1000 denomination<br/><br/>
News On AIR | September 28, 2017 2:22 AM
No second chance for NRIs to deposit demonetised notes: Sushma Swaraj