It
was the stroke for the PM Modi is known among his countrymen …Yes in announced
the much awaited step on the black money for which his opposition leaders used
to target him. Yes
in a historic announcements on ending
corruption and black money Modi announced that Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes will
no longer be legal tender from midnight tonight.
In
a historical move that will add record strength in the fight against
corruption, black money, money laundering, terrorism and financing of
terrorists as well as counterfeit notes, the Government of India has decided
that the five hundred and one thousand rupee notes will no longer be legal
tender from midnight, 8th November 2016.
The
Government has accepted the recommendations of the RBI to issue Two thousand
rupee notes and new notes of Five hundred rupees will also be placed in
circulation. Notes
of one hundred, fifty, twenty, ten, five, two and one rupee will remain legal
tender and will remain unaffected by the decision today.
Prime
Minister Shri Narendra Modi made these important announcements during a
televised address to the nation on the evening of Tuesday 8th November 2016. He
said that these decisions will fully protect the interests of honest and
hard-working citizens of India and that those five hundred and one thousand
rupee notes hoarded by anti-national and anti-social elements will become
worthless pieces of paper.
The
Prime Minister said the steps taken by the Government would strengthen the
hands of the common citizens in the fight against corruption, black money and
counterfeit notes. Fully
sensitive to some of the difficulties the common citizens may face in the
coming days, the Prime Minister has announced a series of steps that will help
overcome the potential problems.
Persons
holding old notes of five hundred or one thousand rupees can deposit these
notes in bank or post offices from 10th November onwards till 30th December,
the Prime Minister announced. There are also some limits placed on the
withdrawals from ATMs and bank for the very short run.
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