Here are the new Rs 2000 and Rs 500 currency notes [In pics]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the nation on corruption and black money announced new Rs 500 and Rs 2000 notes.

Modi said that the new currency notes will be circulated soon and that the RBI has decided to limit the notes with higher value.

However, for initial 72 hours, government hospitals will accept old Rs 500 and 1000 notes till 11 November midnight.

According to the announcement, while Rs 500 and Rs 100o notes will no longer be legal from November 8, 2016 midnight, citizen will be able to exchange the existing notes from November 10, 2016, to December 30, 2016 in any Bank or Post office.

“There will be no change in any other form of currency exchange be it cheque, DD, payment via credit or debit cards etc,” the Prime Minister announced today.

The Prime Minister also said all banks will remain closed for public work on November 9, 2016. Also, ATMs will not work in some places on November 9 and on November 10.

Meanwhile, here is the first look at the new Rs 500 and Rs 2000 notes.

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