Mumbai: On the Pay day of first week of December, it’s time for TV actors to give salaries to their staff including the makeup man, the domestic maid and driver. The nation is facing the problem to lack of liquidity in the banks and ATMs. The TV celebs, have been very accommodative of the situation, and while following the rule of paying salaries by bank transfer, they have also considered and made payments in cash to their respective staffs in order to meet daily exigencies.
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Here’s what the TV celeb’s had to say on how they handled the Pay Day situation…
Divyanka Tripathi – Part in cash & bank transfer
“I am giving salary to my staff certain essential amount in cash for their petty expenses and rest of the amount I am transferring in their account. My house helper might prefer cash, but I’ll coax her into opening an account, because it’s a must for everyone in today’s times. When everyone can roam around with a mobile phone in their hand, why can’t they get a debit card? It’s a big financial shift and people will crib in the beginning, but it’s for our betterment. When we wonder how people in the west are so advanced, we should know that this is how development starts. Looking at our population, no revolution is easy! Hats off to our Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji. Which Indian leader has made so many efforts till now? They are only worried about the vote bank, and hence they stay miles away from such harsh yet effective measures.”
Aishwarya Sakhuja – Cash to my maid, others via bank
“I will be paying the make-up and hair people by cheque since they are above a certain bracket, something that I have always been doing. I have collected cash to pay my maids as expecting them to stand in bank queues for meager amount after working the whole day won’t be fair. Also, my maids don’t have a bank account and expecting them to open one on a short notice would be too much. I paid my driver by transferring money into his bank account. Fortunately, my staff is extremely understanding about this cash-strapped situation.”
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Jasmin Bhasin – Cheque payments
“I am paying my staff in cheques because they too understand the problem of demonetisation as standing in bank queues consumes a lot of time. Fortunately, my staff has their bank accounts and they are okay with doing it.”
Kinshuk Mahajan – Smaller amounts in cash
“I am paying my staff by cheque because even they understand that it’s difficult to get cash. I am paying any amount less than Rs 10,000 in cash because they need cash for basic necessities and it would be difficult for them to go to the bank and wait in queues.”
