Demonetised notes worth Rs 40 lakh offered by Vaishno Devi pilgrims between 2017 and 2018: HT

In the first month of demonetisation, the devotees offered Rs 1.90 crore in the scrapped banknotes, the shrine board said.

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· Jan 02, 2019 · 05:44 pm

Disclose data on how many Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 notes were issued, orders Chief Information Commission

The RBI’s subsidiary, Bhartiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Limited, had said such a disclosure could lead to ‘economic chaos’.

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· Dec 17, 2018 · 05:20 pm

Demonetisation: Centre says it has not studied or assessed economic impact of the decision

Minister of State for Finance P Radhakrishnan said this in response to a question asked in the Lok Sabha on the ‘after-effects’ of demonetisation.

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· Dec 14, 2018 · 03:38 pm

‘Demonetisation had no impact on black money,’ says outgoing Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat

The poll panel chief described social media as a potent threat to elections across the globe.

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· Dec 02, 2018 · 10:24 am

Demonetisation was a ‘massive, draconian, monetary shock’, says former chief economic advisor

In his upcoming book, ‘Of Counsel: The Challenges of the Modi-Jaitley Economy’, Subramanian says the informal sector had to bear substantial costs.

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· Nov 29, 2018 · 09:04 am

Agriculture ministry withdraws report that said demonetisation adversely affected farmers

The ministry has issued showcause notices to three of its senior officials for submitting the report before Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Agarwal could vet it.

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· Nov 28, 2018 · 02:56 pm

Agriculture ministry says farmers were unable to buy seeds after demonetisation: Report

The report said demonetisation came into effect when farmers were either selling kharif crops or sowing rabi crops.

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· Nov 21, 2018 · 11:15 am

Demonetisation protests: Congress leaders court arrest outside RBI headquarters in Delhi

The party staged nationwide protests to mark the second anniversary of the note ban.

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· Nov 09, 2018 · 10:45 am

Impact of demonetisation on black money, fake notes won’t be significant, RBI told Centre: Report

The central bank gave its approval to the move but recorded six objections in a meeting convened by the Centre on November 8, 2016.

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· Nov 09, 2018 · 10:29 am

Demonetisation was a ‘shrewd scheme’ to launder black money of PM’s friends, alleges Rahul Gandhi

The Congress president says November 8 will go down in history ‘as a day of infamy’.

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· Nov 08, 2018 · 08:05 pm

Demonetisation led to formalisation of India’s cash-based economy, says Arun Jaitley

The finance minister claimed getting cash into the formal economy and making holders of cash pay tax was the broader objective of the exercise.

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· Nov 08, 2018 · 01:12 pm

Manmohan Singh on demonetisation: ‘Economic misadventures can roil the nation for a long time’

On the second anniversary of the note ban, the Congress called for an investigation into the exercise even as the BJP hailed it as a success.

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· Nov 08, 2018 · 11:55 am