Ten years after demonetisation, puzzles persist between cash and clicks
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- ✓On November 8, a decade ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the scrapping of ₹500 and ₹1,000 notes.
- ✓While digital payments now account for over 98 per cent of transactions, cash in circulation made a full comeback.
- ✓This cash paradox shows that fake notes still exist despite these major changes.
Story at a Glance
- Category
- Indian Markets
- Reported By
- Business Standard
- Reading Speed
- 2 Minute(s)
- Market Focus
- India Economy
On November 8, a decade ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the scrapping of ₹500 and ₹1,000 notes to curb black money, remove counterfeit currency and make India a less cash economy. The two notes accounted for over 86 per cent of the currency in circulation (CiC) at that time. Over a period of past 10 years, digital payments have moved far ahead. They now account for over 98 per cent of payments in both volume and value. While digital economy leapfrogged, CiC also made a full comeback.
This is known as "cash paradox." But the cash in people's hands is not the same.
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