LIVE: PM Modi Scraps Old ₹1000 and ₹500 currency notes

After holding a high-level meet with the three Service Chiefs, PM Modi held a Cabinet meet, and, now, the Prime Minister is expected to address the nation at 8pm tonight.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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• Respite for people for the initial 72 hours, Govt hospitals will accept old Rs 500 and 1000 notes till 11 November midnight.
• On Nov 9 and 10, some ATMs might not work at some places
• You have 50 days (From 10 Nov to 30 Dec) to deposit notes of ₹500 & ₹1000 in any Bank or Post office
• People can deposit the money in their bank accounts and post offices from Nov 8 to Dec 31 without any hassle 
• ₹500, ₹1000 old currency notes will no longer be legal tender from midnight 
• The process of cash circulation is directly related to corruption in our country impacting the lower classes of our society
• Over the last 2 and a half years, ₹1.25 lakh crore worth of black money has been recovered
• On one hand terrorism & fake currency are destroying us, on the other, corruption & black money are creating hurdles for the nation
• Black money, graft are big challenges
• There is a time when you realise that you have bring some changes in society, and this is our time to feel the same
• In all our policies, we are dedicated for the upliftment of entire society
• This Govt is dedicated to the poor, and will continue to do so
• India has registered itself as a bright spot, and its not that this is a claim made by us, but by IMF and World Bank

 PM Modi could meet President Pranab Mukherjee at 8.30pm at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Tips for Writing Press Releases That Drive Demand Gen

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