Above is the link to an article about the impact of the demonetisation of ₹500 (US $7.40) and ₹1,000 bank notes (US $15). On November 8th, the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in an unscheduled live televised address at 20:15 Indian Standard Time (IST) declared that use of all ₹500 and ₹1,000 banknotes of the Mahatma Gandhi Series 
would be invalid after midnight of that day, and announced the issuance of new ₹500 and ₹2,000 banknotes of the Mahatma Gandhi New Series in exchange for the old banknotes. However, the banknote denominations of ₹100, ₹50, ₹20, ₹10 and ₹5 of the Mahatma Gandhi Series and ₹2 and ₹1 remained legal tender and were unaffected by the policy. The move was also described as an effort to reduce corruption, the use of drugs, and smuggling.
In the days following the demonetisation, banks and ATMs across the country faced severe cash shortages. with severe effects on a number of small businesses, agriculture, and transportation. People seeking to exchange their notes had to stand in lengthy queues, and several deaths were linked to the inconveniences caused due to the rush to exchange cash.*
