Demonetisation, GST and lockdown: How the Modi government has wrecked India’s small businesses

Each time, the citizens were expected to endure ‘momentary hardships’, purportedly to achieve what was said to be a ‘noble goal’.

Priya Dharshini

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Ashish Kajla

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Anirban Bhattacharya

· 8 hours ago

Five years on, India’s sex workers are yet to recover from demonetisation’s devastation

The stigmatised and marginalised group, which lacks access to formal banking, was one of the worst-hit following the note ban.

Veshya Anyay Mukti Parishad

· Yesterday · 09:00 am

Demonetisation has given rise to a state unanswerable to citizens

Citizens were told that the government would do the best for them and they did need not understand the rationale behind the policy choice.

Atul Sood

· Nov 25, 2021 · 09:00 am

Five years after demonetisation, SC still to set up a bench to hear the petitions challenging it

In December 2016, the court had said the cases would be referred to a five-judge bench.

Umang Poddar

· Nov 13, 2021 · 06:30 am

Demonetisation caused Indians needless pain. Modi must accept moral responsibility for it

Five years later, the economy is still reeling under the shock.

Thomas Franco

· Nov 11, 2021 · 09:00 am

No country for young workers: How demonetisation has hurt a generation of Indians

They are not only being deprived of work but also of the opportunity to gain experience and create social capital.

Rosa Abraham

 & 

Anand Shrivastava

· Nov 10, 2021 · 09:00 am

The spectacle of organised ignorance: Why Indians have chosen to forget the horror of demonetisation

It was a surgical strike on the country’s poorest. But it’s been almost eradicated from our memories.

Satyaki Roy

· Nov 09, 2021 · 09:00 am

Demonetisation left RBI’s reputation in tatters. What could future policy makers learn from this?

There must be consultation and greater co-ordination between the Reserve Bank as the regulator of money supply and the government as the sovereign.

TR Bhat

· Nov 08, 2021 · 07:30 am

No, demonetisation wasn’t a good idea, badly executed – it was a ridiculous idea from the start

The policy, which wreaked havoc on the lives of the poor, mistakenly conflated cash with black money.

Rohit Azad

· Nov 07, 2021 · 07:30 am

Five years later, it’s even more clear that demonetisation was a disaster for India

The move brought about a policy-induced crisis for the country and did little to stop the flow of black money.

Arun Kumar

· Nov 06, 2021 · 06:30 am