Pilgrims to Kartarpur Sahib can carry up to Rs 11,000, says RBI
India Today
Indian citizens as well as persons of Indian origin, visiting the Kartarpur Sahib corridor, have been allowed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to carry outside and bring within the country, Indian rupee or US dollar currency notes not exceeding Rs 11,000.
The RBI on Wednesday permitted Indians as well as OCI (Overseas Citizen of India), cardholders going on pilgrimage to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, Pakistan through the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor to carry up to Rs 11,000 in rupees or US dollars, lower than the usual limit of Rs 25,000.
As per the Foreign Exchange Management (Export and Import of Currency) Regulations, 2015, any Indian resident may carry outside currency notes of up to Rs 25,000, other than to Nepal and Bhutan. The same limit applies to bringing in the currency.
