Fertiliser and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry Ananth Kumar today reached out to people by asking them to support the Prime Minister's initiative to clean up black money in the economy by depositing old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes in banks.
Yesterday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes from mid-night, giving 50 days to people to deposit these notes in banks.
"The Prime Minister has taken a revolutionary step to clean up black money and corruption in the economy. I urge people to support and be part of this cleanliness drive," Kumar told reporters.
Action will be taken on those who are holding black money and not those who have hard-earned money, he said.
"Hard-earned money of the common man will not go anywhere. You just have to deposit in banks account and you will get that back. We have made all necessary facilities. If you have black money in big bags, there will be action."
People need to bear initial problems in this cleanliness drive and help others be part of it and make it a big success, he said.
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