Reserve Bank of India
Exchange Control Department
Central Office
Mumbai- 400 001

A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.79

February 17, 2003

To

All Authorised Dealers in Foreign Exchange

Madam/Sirs,

Release of Exchange for Private Travel

Attention of authorised dealers is invited to A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.31 dated October 18, 2002 annexing thereto particulars of the Nodal Officers of Reserve Bank nominated at Regional Offices for dealing with applications for release of exchange for private travel exceeding USD 5,000 and subsequent A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.51 dated November 18, 2002 enhancing the said limit to USD 10,000.

2. It has since been decided to nominate Nodal Officers at Jammu, Srinagar and Nagpur Offices as indicated below :

Jammu Office :	Shri R.P. Gupta, Deputy General Manager, Tel No. : 0191-2470646 (Office)               0191-2576339 (Residence) Fax No. : 0191-2473116
Srinagar Office :	Shri S.C. Sharma, Officer-in-Charge, Telfax No. : 0194-2478133
Nagpur Office :	Shri M.P. Vijaykumar, Manager, Tel No. : 0712-532351 Fax No.: 0712-536756

3. Authorised Dealers may bring the contents of this circular to the notice of their constituents concerned.

4. 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).

Yours faithfully,

Grace Koshie

Chief General Manager