Hi All Season of Goodwill 2016 Your valued advice please, As the seasonal cold weather sweeps across Europe many of us regular travellers to Goa for a Sunbath ,cultivating the harvest of the sea, on holiday visiting family and friends not forgetting the cazar bazaar season will be caught uo as innocent victims as the Government of India implements steps to eradiate corruption. With the 500 and 1000 Indian Rupees being abolished overnight.... .Please let us know what to do. Many of us will have some to cover taxi fare, plus bit more to Tie over a few days. Previous experience at Dabolim airport over the years will indicate lack of Foreign exchange facilities or being short-changed where they do exist. Will the minimum Taxi fare now be rounded to the nearest INr 2000.00. with prices for other goods in between. Not good for local people. Cannot Goa State Government negotiate with the Reserve bank of iIndia f a facility to Exchange the Rs 500 AND Rs 1000 Note after the deadline OF 31 December at the Airport and Entry points even at Indian Banks Abroad within an extended period for visitors before the Dollar and other currencies become normal life for trading as in Goa as some third world countries that have their economy controlled by these foreign currency. Spare a thought for the seasonal workers many of who do not have a bank account and will be happy in this season of goodwill to accept RS500 &Inr100.00 bills as wages and tips only to find that by the time they get back to their villages across India after the season will find that all their working reward in Goa will have been worthless. In this season of Goodwill consider the Church collection and paying doorstep vendors in the notes soon to be abolished, give them something to smile about before this money is no more and worthless.
Thank you in advance. Melvyn Fernandes Thornton Heath Surrey England 10 November 2016
