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Money-changers make merry as people flock to convert black money

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Money-changers make merry as people flock to convert black money
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday made Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes illegal tender. This led to a flurry of activity as people queued outside jewellery shops to buy gold. Image Source: Reuters

Where there's a will, there's a way. 

This adage could not have been more true given how desperately people in metros like New Delhi and Mumbai are reaching out to money-changers and middle-men to convert their ill-gotten wealth into legal tender. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday made Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes illegal tender. This led to a flurry of activity as people queued outside jewellery shops to buy gold. 

Also Read: Everything you need to know about PM Modi's historic announcement

One can buy gold up to Rs 2 lakh in India without any identification. Reports came in that jewellers were accepting these illegal tenders well into Wednesday. This prompted the government to issue a stern warning to all erring jewellers. 

However, the biggest chunk of black money conversions are happening at dingy by-lanes of Chandni Chowk in old Delhi and Zaveri Bazaar in Mumbai, Business Standard reported. 

A money lender who wished not to be identified, said, "The rate has shot to 50%-60% yesterday." 

What this simply means is that anyone willing to covert their black money into legal tender of smaller denominations will get only 40% or 50% of their money and the rest will be the commission of these above mentioned agents. 

The Business Standard report also said that bankers were receiving calls offering flat 20% as a facilitation fee for exchanging old notes.

Jewellers too made a killing by taking the risk of accepting illegal tender well after Government declared it unusable. Jewellers across cities accepted illegal tenders at a huge premium. Gold was being sold at 15%-20% premiums. 

The prices of the precious metal zoomed to Rs 34,000 per 10 grams in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.

Also Read: Buyers head to market for gold; prices zoom Rs 34000/10 gms

A jeweller at Zaveri bazaar said that they will continue accepting old notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 and deposit them in the banks or exchange them for legal tenders, Business Standard report said. 

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TAGS:
Black Money500 rs notesOld CurrenciesRs 1000 notesCurrency BanNarendra ModiPM ModiZaveri BazaarChandni ChowkDelhiMumbaiEconomygold prices
Written By: ZeeBiz WebTeam
Updated: Thu, Nov 10, 2016
11:19 am
Mumbai, ZeeBiz WebDesk
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