Demonitisation for an Indian housewife

Demonetization for an Indian housewife

In 12^th standard ,we had learnt a very simple definition of Demonetization as “ During demonetization the current form or forms of money is pulled from circulation and retired, often to be replaced with new notes or coins”.

On 8 November 2016,I came to know that the impact of this simple term is not that simple. Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi announced the demonetization of all ₹500  and ₹1,000  banknotes of the Mahatma Gandhi Series in an unscheduled live televised address at 20:00. It was for curbing black money, fake money and terror money.

In America,Trump was thinking that he is going to hog the limelight that night .But Modi  said-“ Bro, please!Tonight whole America is counting votes...but whole  India is counting notes . Modi indeed became the only chaiwala on earth who  waked up a billion people without chai. My husband commented that Modi played “Trump”card and poori duniya “Hilary ” hai . His decision caused sensation in the whole country. People started  counting the trash they had accumulated for years legally or illegally. Even I was worried about my illegal savings that I accumulated without telling my husband.Added to that was the shock that banks and ATMs will be shut on Wednesday. Citizens will have to wait till Thursday to start depositing/exchanging their current large notes for smaller denominations.So you're saying my illegal saving notes are invalid too and all the banks are going to be shut tomorrow

.Very soon Social Media was flooded with messages .The volume of jokes generated within just 1 hour of PM's announcement showed that unemployment a much bigger problem than black money.

Suddenly our doorbell rang . I Opened the door and found my maid with a 1000/-rupee note in her hand.she said ,”madam chintu ke papa hazar ka chutta mang rehe hai”.I felt like kicking her out of my house ,but I composed myself because I knew that she has an saving account in SBI .I said ,”kyun nahi ,musibat mein apne hi kam aate hai”.I took out two 500 rupee notes from my purse and happily handed  over to her.Though she was not much happy .She warned me –“Mam,please lock your doors tonight .Not because someone  will steal your money but because someone might come and keep his money inside your house”.

I came inside and  Worriedly checked my wallet.My whole body chilled to death when I Found total Rs.127 in Chillers . My wallet was acting like an onion .Each time I Opened It,it made me crying .

On top of that I heard my so –called “sidha-sadha” husband talking  on phone.He was asking his CA-“I will deposit Rs 5 lacs in my wife’s account.Are you sure IT people will arrest her or should I deposit more?That gave me nearly a heart attack.Now I understood why Narendra Modi allowed Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes in hospitals.Because he knew many people will have heart attack after the news .

That whole incident initiated debates at two places .One in our house and another in houses of parliament.Demonetization was heavily criticized by members of the opposition parties, leading to debates in both houses of parliament  and triggering organized protests against the government in several places across India .When our politicians ,irrespective of their party allegiance went around saying that they don’t have black money,I remembered of an African proverb:There are no virgins in a maternity ward. 

 Critics felt it was aimed to put opposition political parties in difficulty on the eve of UP elections.  Some  suggested  that the PM was sponsoring Paytm's business interests by driving people to cash less economy. Whatever the reason was ,  a great impact of this move of central government was seen in our Indian society.. The first impact was that people had lower expenditure power.

Husbands were happy because there were no shopping/parlor bill to be paid. All ladies of our society decided for 2 min silence for those who opted for COD and will be receiving their ordered goods in next 2-3 days.

On Thursday,my maid came and announced proudly that she got 253 friend request on social media in last two days .That reminded me of going to bank .We took out our car and in hurry jumped red light.Cop caught us.We tried giving him 1000 rs as bribe . But he said’”100 ka note hi de do”.

 When we reached, bank was crowded like hell. we came back with a good news that anyone can deposit his/her money even after 31^st December without any fine and limit in the banks of Kaveri,Krishna,Godavari,Gangs and Yamuna without waiting in Q.Next day I sent my husband to ATM.

I packed his bag as he was going for a war.I packed his ID proof,playing card,lunch box,dinner ,bed sheet,pillows,blanket,phone charger,drinking water and lots of patience in his bag.After two days he came came back with a new problem called”premature Ejaquelation”.when I doubted in several ways, he explained that this is a new term in Indian society which means”Money getting over before you reach the beginning of the ATM queue .He said “sala aisa lag reha hai ki indian currency le kar foriegn mein ghoom reha houn”.The full form of ATM became “Aayega To Milega”.But after four days ,2000 rupees pink note came in our hands.And we realized that like any other thing in India ,500 and 1000 are temporary .Only Gandhiji is permanent.