Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to discontinue the Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes has elicited a lot of reaction from people. The Quint has been on top of what this new rule implies. Here are five of our stories that you must check out!
1. Cab Mein Charcha: Cabbies on the Ban on Rs 500, 1,000 Notes
In our latest segment of Cab Mein Charcha with RJ Stutee, cabbies tell us what they think of the government’s "surgical strike on black money”.
Rj Stutee asked some cabbies about their reaction. From endless ATM queues and never-ending waits at petrol pumps and CNG gas stations, the cabbies braved it all. While some lauded PM Modi’s move as a “surgical strike”, others called it an inconvenience.
Read the full story here.
2. Cleaning the Indian Rupee: Cash-Only Businesses of Old Delhi
We decided to visit Chawri Bazar and Sadar Bazar in old Delhi, two of the largest wholesale retail markets in the national capital region, where traders have been dealing in cash for ages.
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3. When Paisa Became a Piece of Paper, Here’s How the Public Reacted
People paying Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes for buying items like fuel, grocery, train tickets and medicines worth as less as Rs 20 or Rs 100 was the usual sight across petrol pumps, hospitals and railway stations since the ban on Tuesday. We went around the city to ask the hyperventilating janta what has changed the demonetisation.
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4. Let’s Give Modi’s Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 Note Ban Some Meme-ing
The 8th of November 2016 will forever bear witness to knee-jerk scrambles to ATMs and relentless what-the-hell-happened rants on every possible platform. Apart from the economic reform, of course.
Since none of us can actually travel back in time or undo Tuesday night’s tremor, here’s the first stage to recovery, you guys.
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5. Please ‘Note’: How to Exchange Money and Get the New Indian Rupee
Still confused about how to exchange your old currency? Form bharo, i-card ka copy, long queues at banks – dimaag explode ho raha hai? Don't worry, hum hai na? I went to several banks today and also took out money for myself. So here's your one-stop solution video.
Read the full story here.
Video Editor: Sandeep Suman
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