Release of Exchange for Private Travel
AP (DIR Series) (2002-2003) Circular No. 31, dated 18-10-2002
In
terms of Item 2 of Schedule III to the Government of India’s Notification
No.G.S.R. 381(E), dated May 3, 2000, authorised dealers (ADs) are required to
obtain prior permission of the Reserve Bank to release foreign exchange
exceeding USD 5,000 in one calendar year, for one or more private visits to any
country, except Nepal and Bhutan.
2. With a view
to ensuring that applications received in the Regional Offices of the Reserve
Bank, in this regard, are disposed of on the same day, a Nodal Officer has been
nominated in each Regional Office. Annexure to this circular contains name,
telephone number, fax number and e-mail address of the Nodal Officer for each
of the Regional Offices. It is, further, clarified that applications for
release of foreign exchange exceeding USD 5,000 for private visits may be
forwarded to the Regional Office by either fax or e-mail.
3. In case of
any difficulty Chief General Manager, Exchange Control Department, Reserve Bank
of India, Central Office, Mumbai may be contacted on telephone number 2663596
or fax number 2661722.
4. Authorised
Dealers may bring the contents of this Circular to the notice of their
constituents concerned.
5. The
directions contained in this circular have been issued under section 10(4) and
section 11(1) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999).
Sr. No. |
Regional Office |
Nodal Officer |
1. |
Ahmedabad |
Smt.Neena Rohit Jain, Assistant General Manager Tel
No. : 079-6586729 Fax No. : 079-6589986 E-mail : ecdahmedabad@rbi.org.in |
2. |
Bangalore |
Shri G. Jeyakumar, Manager Tel No. : 080-2217775 Fax
No. : 080-2237882 E-mail : ecdbangalore@rbi.org.in |
3. |
Bhopal |
Smt. Sushma Vij, Manager Tel No. : 0755-578295 Fax
No. : 0755-552283 E-mail : sushmavij@rbi.org.in |
4. |
Bhubaneswar |
Shri S. Sethi, Manager Tel No. : 0674-400937 Fax No. :
0674-405911, 405857 E-mail : ecdbhubaneswar@rbi.org.in |
5. |
Chandigarh |
Shri S.L.Mittal, Manager Tel No. : 0172-714880, 703509 Fax
No. : 0172-723124 E-mail : ecdchandigarh@rbi.org.in |
6. |
Chennai |
Shri R. Srikumar, Manager Tel No. : 044-5360927 Fax No. :
044-5360912 E-mail : rsrikumar@rbi.org.in |
7. |
Guwahati |
Shri A.B.Das, Manager Telfax : 0361-541248 E-mail :
ecdguwahati@rbi.org.in |
8. |
Hyderabad |
Smt.Pratibha Raghavan, Assistant General Manager Tel
No. : 040-3241325 Fax No. : 040-3212615 E-mail : ecdhyderabad@rbi.org.in |
9. |
Jaipur |
Shri C.L.Dua, Deputy General Manager Tel No. : 0141-562158
Fax No. : 0141-563016 E-mail : cldua@rbi.org.in |
10. |
Kolkata |
Smt.Jaya Gangopadhyay, Manager Tel No. : 033-2208331
extn.6343 Fax No. : 033-2210218 E-mail : ecdrbi@cal3.vsnl.net.in
ecdrbi@vsnl.com |
11. |
Kanpur |
Shri Gopal Dass, Assistant General Manager Tel No. :
0512-303943 Fax No. : 0512-311240 E-mail : ecdkanpur@rbi.org.in |
12. |
Kochi |
Shri Antony Kunjumon Manager Tel No. : 0484-402911,
extn.104 Fax No. : 0484-402715 E-mail: “antonykunjumon”
rbikochi@md2.vsnl.net.in |
13. |
Mumbai |
Shri D.K. Srivastava, Manager Tel No. : 022-2661644,
extn.4105 Fax No. : 022-2615255 E-mail : ecdmrofmd@rbi.org.in |
14. |
New Delhi |
Ms.Molina Choudhery, Assistant General Manager Tel No. :
011-3356148 Fax No. : 011-3725234 E-mail : molinachoudhery@rbi.org.in |
15. |
Patna |
Shri Rajnish Kanojia, Manager Tel No. : 0612-663553,
685767 Fax No. : 0612-685407 E-mail : ecdpatna@rbi.org.in |
16. |
Panaji |
Smt.P.G. Markandey, Assistant Manager Tel No. :
0832-438659 Fax No. : 0832-438657 E-mail : rbigoa@goatelecom.com |