How to write cheques in India

Although we have come a far way from the age-old days of writing cheques or going to the bank for that matter, it is still good to learn these things for emergency cases.

A cheque is a piece of paper that you use to transact. You get it in the form of a cheque book and each page of that book is called a leaflet. You can usually apply for a cheque book from your banking app itself. It comes with 20 pages usually. It comes at a nominal cost of 50 to 100 Rs. I guess.

This is what a basic cheque looks like. Let us dive into how to write a cheque if shit goes down for you.

1. Pay/Payee — the person/organization to whom you are transferring the amount. If you are withdrawing money for yourself, then write SELF in the space provided.
2. Rupees/Amount — The amount you want to transact. You have to spell this out for matching it with the amount you will write in the box in the next point. Make sure to add only after you spell it out. This is so that no one else can tamper by adding more words in the end. So Six thousand can become Six thousand lakhs if you don’t add only after it. But then again you need that much amount in your account too. Lol.
3. Rs. box — This is where you enter the amount to match the words in point 2. Make sure to add a /- after it again for the same reason as mentioned in point 2.