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PM Modi's Uzbekistan-Kyrgyzstan tour begins, know the value of India's ₹500 there
Samira Vishwas | August 30, 2026 11:24 AM CST

PM Modi Foreign Visit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left for a four-day foreign trip. The tour will begin from Uzbekistan, where he will stay in the capital Tashkent on August 29 and 30 at the invitation of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. After this, PM Modi will go to Kyrgyzstan, where he will participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit.

Indians live in large numbers in Uzbekistan

About 20 thousand Indian citizens live in Uzbekistan. These include a large number of students who are pursuing medical studies in cities like Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara. Apart from this, every year a large number of Indian tourists also reach Uzbekistan.

Price of ₹500 in Uzbekistan is around 61 thousand som

The official currency of Uzbekistan is ‘Som’, whose code is UZS. The value of rupee there is different compared to Indian currency. The value of 500 Indian Rupees is said to be approximately equal to 61,857 Uzbekistani Som. The name Uzbek Som is derived from the Turkic language and means pure.

Different value of Indian currency in Kyrgyzstan also

The official currency of Kyrgyzstan is the Kyrgyz Som, codenamed KGS. Here the value of 500 Indian Rupees is equal to 457 Kyrgyz Som. Launched in 1993, this currency was introduced to replace the Soviet ruble.

PM Modi will attend SCO conference

PM Modi will participate in the 26th summit of SCO to be held in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan on 31 August and 1 September. This visit is being considered important towards strengthening the strategic, economic and diplomatic relations between India and Central Asian countries.


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