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Women vendors in Imphal market sell crisp new notes for a profit
The Telegraph | Khelen Thokchom | Imphal, March 26:
If you have a fetish for crisp crunchy notes, or need them for religious rituals, like most people in Manipur do, vendors in Ima market — an all-woman bazaar — will hand you as many as you need, for a price. “I sell Rs 10 notes worth Rs 1,000 for Rs 1,080. On an average, we sell Rs 40,000 a day,” said one of the vendors, who declined to reveal her name.
“We know it is illegal. But society needs unsoiled notes for religious programmes. The new notes in the banks cannot meet the demand. These vendors are catering to the needs of the people. Frankly speaking, we do not know what to do,” a senior government official said.
Though all denominations are available with the vendors, the Rs 10 note is the most sought after. The currency is a part of Meitei rituals, including weddings, shraddha ceremony and swasti puja.
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