Travellers Cheques
May be exchanged at banks, hotels and authorised dealers.

Tipping
In tourist restaurants or hotels a 10% service charge is often added to bills, in which case there is no need to tip. In smaller places, where tipping is optional, you need only tip a few rupees, not a percentage of your bill. It is customary to tip waiters, porters, guides and drivers.

Currency Regulations
Foreign Currency. There are no restrictions on the amount of foreign currency or travelers’ cheques a tourist may import, provided a Declaration Form is completed on arrival, This will facilitate the exchange of imported currency as well as the export of unspent currency on departure. Cash, bank notes and travelers’ cheques up to US$2.500 or equivalent need not be declared at the time of entry. Any money in the form of travellers’ cheques, drafts, bills, cheques, etc. which tourists wish to convent into Indian currency should be exchanged only through authorised money changers.

Tourists are warned that changing money through unauthorised persons is not only illegal but also involves the risk of receiving counterfeit currency. To exchange foreign money other than through banks or authorised money changers is an offence. Please note that no Indian currency whatso-ever can be imported or exported, except for Rupee travellers’ cheques. Banks abroad do keep Rupee balances with their agents in India and are able to draw upon these balances to issue Rupee travellers’ cheques to intending tourists.

There are 24 hour exchange facilities available at all big cites and international airports

Opening hours
These may vary from region to region. All international Hotels have a 24 hours money changing facility.

Banks:
10.00 to 14.00 (Mo. to Fr.), and 10.00 to 12.00 (Sat.).

Shops:
09.30 to 18.00 (Mo. to Sat.).

Weights and Measures
metric.