This bill going viral on social media is of March 3, 1959. About 64 years ago, the price of gold in the country was Rs 113 a tola. This bill belongs to a jewelery shop in Maharashtra. The name of the shop in the bill is M/s Vaman Nimbaji Ashtekar and Company. The name of the person who bought the jewelry is Shivling Atmaram. According to the bill, Atmaram had bought gold and silver ornaments. Their total cost is Rs 909 written in the bill. One tola is equal to 11.66 grams. Means then one gram of gold was available for 10 rupees. Today its price is Rs 5,600.
someone back in the old days
This bill is going viral on social media. Users say that the good days were the same. Although some users say that 100 rupees of that time is equal to 50,000 today. At present, inflation is at its peak all over the world. In such a situation, it is becoming difficult for the people to collect bread for June 2. Sri Lanka was in bad condition some time ago and nowadays people in Pakistan are hungry for food. In Pakistan, gold has reached Rs 1.85 lakh tola. In our country too, retail inflation remained above six per cent for most of the last year. This is the reason why people are remembering those days by looking at the old bills.
Source: navbharattimes.indiatimes.com
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