The Overnight Change – What Does it Mean For You?

Early morning I woke up to two major changes and a bunch of memes floating around. One – a little MODIfication of our economy. The other – an election result of a progressive super power.  While both the changes are bound to impact us, let us talk about the one closer to home.

We took some professional help from the top chartered accountants registered on UrbanClap to understand what demonetization of Rs. 500 and Rs.1000 means to us – the common man. What are its implications on us? And what is potentially the next move?

Here is what you need to know:

What is this about?

The directive is – The notes issued by RBI till November 8, 2016 will now lose their legal tender character.

S. Venkataraman, a registered CA on UrbanClap explains, “Which simply means, these cannot be used for transacting business and/or storage of value for future usage. These bank notes can be exchanged for value at any of the 19 offices of the Reserve Bank of India or at any of the bank branches or at any head post office or sub-post office.”

What are the repercussions?

Speculations are rife about the impact of this move by Modi. Some call it an admirable move, some call it a nuisance and there are even some who are clueless. Sachin Kumar Jain explains the repercussions:

What can you do?

Arvind Jain, a CA with UrbanClap lists out how we can help:

1. Educate as many as possible.
2. Support the move. as we can finally gain an understanding of the amount of money/wealth present in India currently. This will lead to a conversion of money to online mediums and help in improved tracking.
3. Help out those in the lower economic segment by educating them and not getting rid of your notes with their ignorance.
4. If the cash (Rs. 4000) is not enough for your needs, start paying more through net banking, online, mobile wallets. This is a good time to start going digital!
5. If you do not have a bank account, its time you open one. Bank accounts (depending on their kind) give you interest on your balance as well.
6. Once the ATMs are functional, you can withdraw cash from ATMs up to a maximum of Rs 2,000 per card per day till November 18. The limit will be raised to Rs 4000 per day per card from November 19. Otherwise, you can always withdraw cash against a cheque.

What did UrbanClap do?

At UrbanClap, we have enabled online payments for all service transactions, before or after the service. This means that you can book your services without worrying about how to pay for them. In case you choose to pay online (Debit Card, Credit Card, Bank Transfers etc.), you have two options –

• Pay online at the time of booking the service (Before the service starts)
• Pay online after the service ends and your invoice is raised (We will send you the payment link via notifications, SMS and email)

Just book your services and we will take care of the rest.

If you need more information just let us know and we will get an expert’s opinion. Download the app to get your personal and household chores done with the ease of online payments!