What to do with Suddenly Discovered Old Currency Notes?
Most of us keep currency notes at multiple places around the home. Sometimes just for storage (that we remember) but sometimes to keep it securely so that we can use them during emergencies, etc. It’s normal to forget about the latter until it gets discovered accidentally. It’s generally a pleasant surprise, then.
But now, with the demonetization that happened so quickly, in spite of our best efforts to locate all the currency notes around the house, it’s only human to miss certain notes. It’s again human to discover them after a while – a few months or a few years later.
I can understand if the Govt. doesn’t want to exchange a large sum of money. We ourselves won’t keep and forget huge money somewhere. But what if, we recover some money that’s not large, but not too small to ignore either? For the normal not-so-rich junta, I mean.
Don’t you think there should be a way to exchange these old demonetized currencies?
Even if we assume that it is unaccounted money (it’s not, in most cases) why can’t the Govt./Banks deduct the highest possible income tax (30%) and give back at least the remaining money in new currency notes?
Otherwise, all that old money is not only a loss for the people but also a loss for the Indian Government.
I hope and wish the Govt. will bring in some law to enable us to exchange these old notes. If they want, they could impose a small fine and upper limit. But not accepting them at all is getting too strict. Don’t you think?
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PS: This post is not against Govt. policies, but is a representation of the problem faced by common man in the hope that Govt. will address them at some point.
I totally agree with you.
i have a five hundred rupee that laughs at me every time 🙂
dread to think how many will turn up from unknown corners in the future
I have got a thousand and a 500 rupee note…they were in an old purse! Don’t know what to do with that…it is just sitting in the same purse!
Wish there was a way of exchange… how about exchanging in reserve banks? Have they stopped there too?
I have 6000 rupees with me, which need to be exchanged. Even when there was time to exchange the said money,I didn’t because, it can only be exchanged in Chennai and not in Hyderabad, which is unfair. Who will waste money for travel and then get their money in new currency?Stupid rules. The govt. looks like it doesn’t think about middle class people.
completely agree with you. Like I have some notes with me in US and am unable to exchange it. I can only imagine what it would be like for those who are poor and can’t afford to lose a single 500 note. They should do something about it.
Genuine problem indeed
I am alao in a similar problem. Accidently I saw some notes misplaced. Worried on this rule. Its too premature a thing to ban or close all doors .