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

· Nov 28, 2021 · 09:00 am

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

· Nov 27, 2021 · 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

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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