As millions of Indians line up to try and get their hands on cash, an e-commerce company has started delivering it to their doorsteps.

 

数百万印度人为了取现金而大排长龙，为此一家电子商务公司开始提供现金快递上门服务。
 

 

It's a response to the Indian government's sudden ban on 500 and 1,000 rupee notes six weeks ago, which removed 86% of the country's cash and has left people struggling to get money for their daily needs.

 

Snapdeal, one of India's biggest online retailers¹, has added rupee notes to the hundreds of products it already offers. Users can get up to 2,000 rupees ($30) in cash by swiping their debit² cards through a machine carried by the company's couriers and paying a one rupee commission.

 

The pilot program debuted³ Thursday in the cities of Gurgaon and Bangalore. Snapdeal is using the rupee notes it receives from cash-on-delivery transactions, a popular method of paying even for online goods in India.

 

A company spokeswoman declined to give exact figures, but told CNNMoney that it has already received a "significant number" of requests for cash.

 

Many Indians are switching to digital payment methods, but those who can't have few options but to spend hours waiting in line at banks or ATMs. And for a country where more than 90% of daily transactions are estimated to take place in cash, the shift away from paper currency is a huge task.

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