Sir — This refers to the editorial, “Note-worthy decision” (November 10). Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken a bold and innovative step to curb the black money menace by demonetising currency notes of value Rs500 and Rs1,000. When Morarji Desai assumed power as the Prime Minister, the immediate step he took was to demonetise Rs1,000 currency notes to unearth black money.
The new currency notes should be so designed that even a lay man should be able to see the difference between original currency notes and counterfeit notes. Earlier, an idea was mooted to float plastic notes but this seems to have been given up for the present. Plastic notes may be inconvenient to handle. But they can hopefully last longer.