Navi Mumbai kids help their parents tide over demonetization

NAVI MUMBAI: While demonetization has led to the current cash crunch, the children in the satellite city are only too happy to come to the financial aid of their parents with their meticulous personal savings, which were as high as Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000.
Of course, parents are getting these piggy bank loans only after promising the li'l ones 'high returns' once the real banks get real quick again.
Jhaanvi Bheda, who is studying in second standard at Gold Crest High School, Vashi, feels happy that she was able to help her mother by giving her piggy bank money. "I had collected around Rs 4,000 in the past four to five months, and I am feeling great that my savings has helped my mother during the crisis to purchase the daily groceries," said Jhaanvi.
Amol Dhepe, father of Aditya who studies in fifth standard at Vibgyor High School at Airoli, thanks his son who used his saved money for purchasing stuff for home in absence of his father. "I was out of station when this announcement made Rs 500 and Rs 1000 invalid for utility. So, I feel proud that my son Aditya has helped his mother by giving his own saved money," Dhepe senior.
Another bright student, Prabhleen, from Gold Crest High school has helped by giving around Rs 15,000 to her father to avoid any inconvenience. "My daughter has helped me with her money; it has made me proud. I have promised to return it soon with high interest,'' said, Tejinder Singh, father of Prabhleen.
On the other hand, a 62-year-old Kharghar resident, Ravi Srivastava, said that he felt embarrassed and a tad ashamed to have borrowed Rs 8000 recently from his young working son and daughter, as he had to rush to attend an important wedding. "It is shameful that India is today in 'Qatar' (waiting lines) in front of banks and ATMs to get their own money. My two children, though, did not mind lending me the Rs 8000 as they were concerned that at my age I should not hotfoot to a dozen ATMs to get the new damn dough", remarked Srivastava, who is also an RTI activist.