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After 5 years of demonetisation, black money is very much around -Dinesh Unnikrishnan

-MoneyControl.com

The Narendra Modi government expected demonetisation to extinguish at least Rs 3-4 lakh crore of black money. However, RBI data show that 99% of the money that was invalidated came into the banking system. Meanwhile fresh seizures of black money continue.

On November 8, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeared on national television and said that all Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes would become invalid at midnight. The announcement at 8 pm, aimed at flushing out black money — money hidden from the taxman — led to nearly 86 percent of the currency in circulation becoming invalid four hours later.

Modi’s decision surprised some economists, who argued that only about 5 percent of back money is stashed in the form of hard cash. The remainder is in the form of other assets such as real estate and gold, they argued.

There were three main economic objectives behind demonetisation — fighting black money, fake notes and creating a cashless economy by pushing digital transactions. Among those targets, the biggest one was tackling black money. Black money refers to cash that is not accounted for in the banking system or cash for which tax has not been paid to the state.

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