▁after ▁the ▁announ cement ▁of ▁demon et isation ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁received ▁prior ▁warning ▁of ▁the ▁move , ▁allowing ▁them ▁to ▁convert ▁their ▁money ▁into ▁smaller ▁denomin ations . ▁A ▁B J P ▁M LA ▁from ▁Raj as than , ▁Bh aw ani ▁Singh ▁Raj aw at , ▁claimed ▁in ▁a ▁video ▁that ▁wealth y ▁business men ▁were ▁informed ▁about ▁the ▁demon et isation ▁before ▁it ▁occurred . ▁He ▁later ▁denied ▁making ▁the ▁comments . ▁ ▁C ash ▁exchange ▁and ▁withdraw al ▁ ▁The ▁Reserve ▁Bank ▁of ▁India ▁st ip ulated ▁that ▁the ▁demon et ised ▁bank notes ▁could ▁be ▁depos ited ▁with ▁banks ▁over ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁fifty ▁days ▁until ▁ 3 0 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁bank notes ▁could ▁also ▁be ▁ex changed ▁for ▁legal ▁tender ▁over ▁the ▁counter ▁at ▁all ▁banks . ▁The ▁limit ▁for ▁such ▁exchange ▁was ▁ ▁per ▁person ▁from ▁ 8 ▁to ▁ 1 3 ▁November , ▁was ▁increased ▁to ▁ ▁from ▁ 1 4 ▁to ▁ 1 7 ▁November , ▁and ▁reduced ▁to ▁ ▁from ▁ 1 8 ▁to ▁ 2 5 ▁November . ▁The ▁exchange ▁of ▁bank notes ▁was ▁stopped ▁completely ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁November , ▁although ▁the ▁government ▁had ▁previously ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁volume ▁of ▁exchange ▁would ▁be ▁increased ▁after ▁that ▁date . ▁International ▁air ports ▁also ▁facil itated ▁an ▁exchange ▁of ▁bank notes ▁for ▁foreign ▁tour ists ▁and ▁out - bound ▁travel ers , ▁amount ing ▁to ▁a ▁total ▁value ▁of ▁ ▁per ▁person . ▁F uel ▁p