India's Narendra Modi has spoken of his to make India a cashless society. He banned the old 500 and 1,000 rupee banknotes. They can no be used in India. Mr Modi said the was to stop banknotes being used to fund , and to stop money. The ban means 80 per cent of India's has been withdrawn from use. A lot of has come to a . It is very unpopular among most Indians.
Mr Modi went a step on Sunday and called for a cashless society. He told small it was their chance to enter the digital . He said: "Learn how to run your without cash." He asked people to learn how to use bank accounts, , and Internet . Mr Modi said: "A cashless economy is . It is clean." He added: "All the of India can do it very , and within a month, the world can see a India."
