Everything You Need to Survive Modi’s Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 Note Ban

New Rs 2,000 note. (Photo credit: ANI)

Have you been living in a perpetual state of confusion after 8th November? Do the sight of Rs. 500 and Rs 1,000 notes make you anxious and fearful for the future?

Don’t worry, you’re not alone. After PM Modi announced that Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes would cease to be legal tender, most Indians have been scrambling to ATMs. Amid the praise for the government’s crackdown on black money, people have been crowding banks, facing harassment on the streets and in the hospitals and generally wondering what is going on.

But, we have you covered. Here’s a comprehensive look at the questions, rants, reactions, cheat-sheets you need to get through this demonetisation.

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How To Tackle Your Demonetised Rs 500 or Rs 1,000 Notes?

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Getting the Indian Rupee Clean Is Good, but Why the Haste Modi Ji?

A crackdown on black money is a much welcome step, but why such a narrow 4-hour window, Mr. Modi?

On Ground Report: When Paisa Became Just a Piece of Paper

It’s not everyday that the money in your hand becomes a worthless piece of paper. How are people in Mumbai coping? Specifically, local train commuters, shopkeepers and taxi-drivers?

After The Praise, Comes The Panic: Chaos in ATMs in Delhi

Within minutes of PM Modi’s announcement, serpentine lanes formed outside ATMs in Delhi. Here’s an on-the-ground report.

Patients & Relatives Hassled, Battle Out Rs 500 & 1,000 Notes Ban

In his speech, PM Modi said hospitals would be an exception and they would be accepting Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes. But are Delhi’s hospitals able to cope?

Cab Mein Charcha: Cabbies on Govt's Ban on Rs 500 & Rs 1,000 Notes

In the age of PayTM and e-wallets, what do the cab drivers in Delhi think of PM Modi’s ban? Yay or nay?

Chennai Watchmen from Nepal Speak Out on Demonetisation

Sending money back home is essential for migrants working in big cities. How will the ban on Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 note affect them? An on-the-ground report from Chennai.

Here’s What Politicians Think about Modi’s Ban on Rs 500 & Rs 1000

What is an economic decision without some political masala in it? Here are what the biggest political parties in India had to say about PM Modi’s surprise economic move.