. ▁From ▁ 1 7 ▁November , ▁families ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁withdraw ▁ ▁for ▁wed ding ▁exp enses . ▁Farm ers ▁were ▁permitted ▁to ▁withdraw ▁ ▁per ▁week ▁against ▁c rop ▁lo ans . ▁ ▁Ord in ance ▁and ▁Act ▁ ▁The ▁Spec ified ▁Bank ▁Notes ▁( C ess ation ▁of ▁Li abilities ) ▁Ord in ance , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁was ▁issued ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁ending ▁the ▁li ability ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁for ▁the ▁demon et ised ▁bank notes . ▁The ▁ordin ance ▁also ▁im posed ▁fin es ▁on ▁people ▁found ▁carrying ▁out ▁transactions ▁with ▁them ▁after ▁ 8 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁or ▁holding ▁more ▁than ▁ten ▁of ▁them ▁after ▁ 3 0 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁It ▁provided ▁for ▁the ▁exchange ▁of ▁the ▁bank notes ▁after ▁ 3 0 ▁December ▁for ▁people ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁outside ▁India ▁between ▁ 9 ▁November ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁December . ▁The ▁Spec ified ▁Bank ▁Notes ▁( C ess ation ▁of ▁Li abilities ) ▁Act , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁was ▁not ified ▁on ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁replacing ▁the ▁ordin ance . ▁ ▁Object ives ▁and ▁out comes ▁The ▁government ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁main ▁objective ▁of ▁the ▁exercise ▁was ▁cur bing ▁black ▁money , ▁which ▁included ▁income ▁which ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁reported ▁and ▁thus ▁was ▁un tax ed ; ▁money ▁gained ▁through ▁cor ruption , ▁illegal ▁goods ▁sales ▁and ▁illegal ▁activities