On November 8th, 2016 the Government of India announced that Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 banknotes would no longer be legal tender. This process of withdrawing currency from circulation is known as demonetization. India has previously demonetized its currency in 1946 and 1978. The demonetization was aimed at targeting black money, fake currency, corruption, and terrorist funding. While it may cause short-term economic slowdown and cash shortages, the long-term goals are a reduction in black money, increased digitization and move towards a cashless economy with more financial transparency and tax compliance.