Many a times when we go to shops to buy stuffs, we get few
eclairs instead of change. Toffees have almost become the currency nowadays.
The same shortage of coins or ‘The change’ is even seen while
using the public transport such as bus or while taking the railway tickets.
It’s evident that ‘change’ leads to numerous amount of quarrel in present days
than ever before.
Why hasn’t there been a solution to meet the demand for the
currency? Is the national bank of the country sleeping?
Absolutely not, how can it sleep when such a big problem lies in
front of them?
There has been lot of issues of coins every year; the coin
dispensing machines are installed at most of the places and many more steps too
are being taken.
In spite of this the problem still persists. Why? Because of the
habit which we have! i.e savings, savings in form of collecting the coins, and
keeping them hoarded.
In every home we collect coins and save them. Numerous amounts
of coins get hoarded even without the knowledge of people.
Not only the money saved by us, but also money put up as
donations and contributions in temples, churches, mosques etc. are hoarded.
Why not we people help in minimizing the currency problem by
circulating the hoarded coins in our homes? And ask our closes ones to do the
same? I am sure lakhs of coins would roll out if we make up our mind to
circulate the hoarded coins every week or fortnight.
Something like making certain day of the month as coin
circulation day? On the day where we collect the hoarded coins at our home and
circulate it?
I am sure the shopkeeper or the bus conductor would be very
happy when you hand over him the exact change!
It’s always easy to say these things but hard to make it come
into force.
The problem cannot be solved by banks alone; the problem is to
be solved collectively. If we don’t make simple changes in our lives for
betterment of society, then I feel we would lose the right to complain or blame
anyone.
