Six Months Of Notes Ban: Truth Or Hype?

Published: May 20, 2017, 5:50 p.m.

b'As demonetisation completes six months, the government claims it as one of its most radical achievements. The goalposts of this policy move, however, have been shifting from eliminating black money to widening tax base; from weeding out fake currency to moving closer to a cashless economy. We will take a hard look at the economics: did the big shock to the economy reap the promised benefits?'