Allow ₹500, ₹1,000 notes for wedding expense: UP CM
Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday asked the Centre to allow ₹500, ₹1,000 denomination notes for expenditure in the upcoming marriage season, reports said. Adding that banks in rural areas are not easily accessible, Akhilesh said Centre should hold special camps in villages for exchanging old notes. Meanwhile, police have been alerted to maintain vigil near banks in UP.