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The Reserve Bank of India’s announcement regarding the withdrawal of the Rs 2,000 currency note last week has resulted in a meme fest on Twitter with many netizens and even brands joking about where to use the withdrawn currency notes and the plight of people after the announcement.
Food aggregator and delivery app Zomato tweeted that since Friday, when the announcement was made, 72 per cent of their cash-on-delivery orders were paid in Rs 2,000 notes.
https://twitter.com/zomato/status/1660530725299314693
Zomato’s tweet prompted many users to share funny responses.
Many netizens made jokes about not being able to see Rs 2,000 notes for a long time and being willing to do anything to see it once before their withdrawal.
The RBI had announced the withdrawal of the Rs 2,000 currency on May 19. While the note continues to be legal tender, the bank has said the existing notes can be deposited or exchanged in banks from May 23 to September 30, but set a limit of “Rs 20,000 at a time”.
The RBI had also advised banks to stop issuing Rs 2,000 notes with immediate effect, in its May 19 notification. The bank said this move comes under its ‘Clean Note Policy’, which ensures “availability of good quality banknotes to the members of public”.
