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A press statement issued from the Right to Food Campaign on 27 December, 2016 says that the demonetisation of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination wreaked havoc on the livelihood security of the poor people. The labouring and toiling masses, who are mostly engaged in the informal sector, have been adversely affected due to the scrapping of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination since 9 November, 2016. It is because the unorganized sector is heavily cash-dependent and unbanked. &lt;br /&gt;
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Please &lt;a href=&quot;tinymce/uploaded/RTF%20demands%20demonetisation_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;RTF demands steps on demonetisation &quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access the press statement of the Right to Food Campaign on demonetisation, dated 27 December, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;
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Given the hardships faced by the poor, the marginalized, the farming community and the informal sector workers due to demonetisation, the Right to Food Campaign has made the following demands from the government: &lt;br /&gt;
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1. Immediate increase of the Centre&#039;s contribution to social security pensions for widows, the elderly and disabled persons (under the National Social Assistance Programme) from Rs. 200/- per month to Rs. 1,000/- per month.&lt;br /&gt;
2. Immediate implementation of National Food Security Act provisions for universal maternity entitlements (Rs. 6,000/- per child).&lt;br /&gt;
3. Immediate central assistance for the inclusion of milk, eggs and fruits in school mid-day meals and ICDS.&lt;br /&gt;
3. Immediate increase in the annual MGNREGA budget to Rs. 60,000 crores, with effect from 2016-17.&lt;br /&gt;
4. Immediate compensation for all families of victims of demonetization-related deaths.&lt;br /&gt;
5. Immediate reversal of all recent reductions in social spending by the central government, as a share of GDP.&lt;br /&gt;
6. Full disclosure of how, when, why and by whom the decision was made to demonetize. &lt;br /&gt;
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Cash shortages have not only prompted closing down of factories thereby snowballing recession, it has even become difficult for pensioners and MGNREGA workers to get their meagre pensions and wages on time, says the Right to Food Campaign press statement. Instead of flushing out black money from the system, the demonetisation drive has actually reinforced money laundering activities. The government has changed the goalposts behind demonetisation time and again ever since the measure was undertaken on 8 November, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;
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Although the initial objectives behind demonetisation drive have been to curb black money, eradicate fake currency and end terrorism, the government is now presenting demonetization as a step towards a &amp;quot;cashless economy&amp;quot;, says the press statement.&lt;br /&gt;
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It must be noted that eminent citizens issued a statement on 15 November, 2016 that said that demonetisation will not eliminate black money. Please &lt;a href=&quot;tinymce/uploaded/Citizens%20statement%20on%20demonetisation%20dated%2015%20Nov%202016_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;Citizens statement on demonetisation dated 15 Nov 2016&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access the citizens&amp;rsquo; statement on demonetisation, dated 15 November, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;The Inclusive Media for Change team has put together the following links and urls of recent news reports, opinions, analyses and interviews on demonetisation, which could be useful to researchers, general readers and media persons: &lt;br /&gt;
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Press release: Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes: RBI Notice, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot; title=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;br /&gt;
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Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes - Related Links, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot; title=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Motive behind demonetisation is justifiable but there may be collateral damage, Newsalert from Inclusive Media for Change, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../news-alerts/motive-behind-demonetisation-is-justifiable-but-there-may-be-collateral-damage-4680546.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; 
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Poor swiped out in choice-less, not cash-less, society -Aruna Roy and Nikhil Dey, The Indian Express, 30 December 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/poor-swiped-out-in-choice-less-not-cash-less-society-aruna-roy-and-nikhil-dey-4680917.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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Stories of notebandi -Satish Deshpande, The Hindu, 29 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/stories-of-notebandi-satish-deshpande-4680908.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access 
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Why it&#039;s barter or cash in this &#039;cashless&#039; Ambala village -Vinod Kumar, The Indian Express, 29 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/why-it039s-barter-or-cash-in-this-039cashless039-ambala-village-vinod-kumar-4680907.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Cabinet clears ordinance to punish people holding banned notes beyond deadline -Suchetana Ray, Hindustan Times, 28 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-clears-ordinance-to-punish-people-holding-banned-notes-beyond-deadline/story-QwwN1lGHU9NuhJP2ntalmM.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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90% of scrapped notes back in system, big dividend unlikely, The Times 
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The pursuit of unreason -Prabhat Patnaik, The Telegraph, 28 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/the-pursuit-of-unreason-prabhat-patnaik-4680900.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access 
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Distress among Paddy Farmers in a Village of Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh): Pre &amp;amp; Post Demonetisation -Santosh Verma, Vikalp, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/distress-among-paddy-farmers-in-a-village-of-azamgarh-uttar-pradesh-pre-post-demonetisation-santosh-verma-4680899.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Information Commission Claims It Doesn&#039;t Have Time to Answer RTI Requests -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/information-commission-claims-it-doesn039t-have-time-to-answer-rti-requests-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680898.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access
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The mother of all disruptions -Jean Dreze, The Hindu, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/the-mother-of-all-disruptions-jean-dreze-4680889.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Farmers forced to dump their produce as note ban turns bumper crop worthless - Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Brajendra K Parashar, Punya Priya Mitra &amp;amp; Manoj Ahuja, Hindustan Times, 26 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/farmers-forced-to-dump-their-produce-as-note-ban-turns-bumper-crop-worthless-srinivasa-rao-apparasu-brajendra-k-parashar-punya-priya-mitra-manoj-ahuja-4680893.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access
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Why demonetisation is a disaster - detailed analysis of RBI data -James Wilson, TheNewsMinute.com, 26 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/why-demonetisation-is-a-disaster-detailed-analysis-of-rbi-data-james-wilson-4680892.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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RBI Rejects RTI Request for Minutes of Demonetisation Decision -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/rbi-rejects-rti-request-for-minutes-of-demonetisation-decision-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680880.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;Ruined&#039;: Farmers hit as vegetable prices come crashing down after demonetisation -Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/039ruined039-farmers-hit-as-vegetable-prices-come-crashing-down-after-demonetisation-chetan-chauhan-4680878.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Gwalior farmers pay kids&#039; school fees in paddy -Deshdeep Saxena, The Times of India, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/gwalior-farmers-pay-kids039-school-fees-in-paddy-deshdeep-saxena-4680875.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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For jute industry in Bengal, it&#039;s a clicks-and-mortar weave now -Shiv Sahay Singh, The Hindu, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/for-jute-industry-in-bengal-it039s-a-clicks-and-mortar-weave-now-shiv-sahay-singh-4680873.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Two BJP state govts commissioned note ban research months before Nov 8 -Nitin Sethi &amp;amp; Ishan Bakshi, Business Standard, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/two-bjp-state-govts-commissioned-note-ban-research-months-before-nov-8-nitin-sethi-ishan-bakshi-4680879.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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RBI says ban on Rs 1000, Rs 500 notes proposed hours before PM&#039;s speech -Aloke Tikku, Hindustan Times, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/rbi-says-ban-on-rs-1000-rs-500-notes-proposed-hours-before-pms-speech-aloke-tikku-4680871.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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This government&#039;s modus operandi is constant distraction -Pratap Bhanu Mehta, The Indian Express, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/this-government039s-modus-operandi-is-constant-distraction-pratap-bhanu-mehta-4680870.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Demonetisation effect: Cash-starved anganwadis struggle to feed children -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/demonetisation-effect-cash-starved-anganwadis-struggle-to-feed-children-subodh-varma-4680869.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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Parliamentary panel hears adverse views on demonetisation -Dilasha Seth &amp;amp; Amit Agnihotri, Business Standard, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/parliamentary-panel-hears-adverse-views-on-demonetisation-dilasha-seth-amit-agnihotri-4680864.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Demonetisation: Was RBI given enough time to discuss note ban, Manmohan Singh asks House panel -Anand Mishra, The Indian Express, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/demonetisation-was-rbi-given-enough-time-to-discuss-note-ban-manmohan-singh-asks-house-panel-4440952/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Cash crunch proves a hot potato for these farmers -Vikas Vasudeva, The Hindu, 22 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/cash-crunch-proves-a-hot-potato-for-these-farmers-vikas-vasudeva-4680859.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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40% contractual staff jobless in Noida, The Times of India, 21 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/40-contractual-staff-jobless-in-noida-4680851.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Handlooms fall silent in Varanasi, $1 trillion hidden economy stalled, The Indian Express, 20 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/handlooms-fall-silent-in-varanasi-1-trillion-hidden-economy-stalled-4680842.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Dialectics Of Authoritarianism: Transition From The People To The Leader -Prabhat Patnaik, The Citizen, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/dialectics-of-authoritarianism-transition-from-the-people-to-the-leader-prabhat-patnaik-4680840.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Odisha farmers go back to barter of labour practice post demonetisation, The New Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/odisha-farmers-go-back-to-barter-of-labour-practice-post-demonetisation-4680845.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Things are getting worse: Vegetable vendors counting losses -Manas Mitul, The Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/things-are-getting-worse-vegetable-vendors-counting-losses-manas-mitul-4680838.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Three reasons why a cashless society would be a disaster -Amit Varma, The Times of India, 18 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/three-reasons-why-a-cashless-society-would-be-a-disaster-amit-varma-4680826.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;br /&gt;
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Demonetisation and digital transactions will never stop corruption in India. Here&#039;s why -Manoj Gairola, The Economic Times, 17 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/demonetisation-and-digital-transactions-will-never-stop-corruption-in-india-here039s-why-manoj-gairola-4680817.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Farm labour barter beats cash crunch -Manoj Kar, The Telegraph, 17 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/farm-labour-barter-beats-cash-crunch-manoj-kar-4680828.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access 
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No estimation of black money either before or after Nov 8: Arun Jaitley, The Indian Express, 16 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/no-estimation-of-black-money-either-before-or-after-nov-8-arun-jaitley-4680816.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Centre disputes RBI&#039;s deposit count, The Hindu, 15 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/centre-disputes-rbi039s-deposit-count-4680809.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access 
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BharatNet project: Ground work ready, connectivity not so much -Pranav Mukul, The Indian Express, 14 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/bharatnet-project-ground-work-ready-connectivity-not-so-much-pranav-mukul-4680789.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Cashless bliss? Tea belt deflates dream -Avijit Sinha &amp;amp; Anirban Choudhury, The Telegraph, 13 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/cashless-bliss-tea-belt-deflates-dream-avijit-sinha-anirban-choudhury-4680785.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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MGNREGA hires plummet by 23 per cent in notebandi November -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 13 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/mgnrega-hires-plummet-by-23-per-cent-in-notebandi-november-subodh-varma-4680778.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;My business will be finished&#039;: Cash crunch hits farmers in Punjab -Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/039my-business-will-be-finished039-cash-crunch-hits-farmers-in-punjab-gurpreet-singh-nibber-4680779.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Plight of the migrants: Jobless labourers return home after demonetisation, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/plight-of-the-migrants-jobless-labourers-return-home-after-demonetisation-4680793.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read more &lt;br /&gt;
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45,000 workers lose jobs in F&#039;bad units -Bijendra Ahlawat, The Tribune, 9 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/45000-workers-lose-jobs-in-f039bad-units-bijendra-ahlawat-4680774.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Agri dept stops selling wheat seed to farmers, sowing falls by 82% -Harveer Dabas, The Times of India, 4 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/agri-dept-stops-selling-wheat-seed-to-farmers-sowing-falls-by-82-harveer-dabas-4680770.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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The Political Economy of Demonetising High Value 
Notes -Jayati Ghosh, The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, 14
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Shock and oh damn -Pronab Sen, Ideas for India, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot; title=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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In the Long Term Indians Might Lose Faith in Cash and Turn Towards Gold -Ravinder Kaur, TheWire.in, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &amp;nbsp;
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Prabhat Patnaik speaks in JNU on Demonetization, SFI JNU Unit, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot; title=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access 
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Note demonetisation: What of the women who hide cash to feed their 
children or to escape abuse? -Nishita Jha, Scroll.in, 12 November, 2016,
please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Demonetisation
damage greater than its benefits, says Kaushik Basu -Arup Roychoudhury,
Business Standard, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access
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Why govt&#039;s demonetisation move may fail to win the war against black 
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Demonetisation
leaves lakhs of tea, jute workers in Bengal, Northeast unpaid 
-Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Amitava Banerjee and Rahul Karmakar, Hindustan
Times, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Show me the money -Ila Patnaik, The Indian Express, 11 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Modi&#039;s &#039;surgical strike&#039; won&#039;t make a big difference to black money -TT Ram Mohan, Business Standard, 10 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Demonetization: Witless and Anti-People -Prabhat Patnaik, TheCitizen.in, 9 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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Utsa Patnaik, professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, interviewed by TK Rajalakshmi, Frontline.in, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/utsa-patnaik-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-tk-rajalakshmi-4680746.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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R Nagaraj, an economist and currently a professor at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research in Mumbai, interviewed by Kedar Nagarajan (Caravan Magazine), Caravan Magazine, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/r-nagaraj-an-economist-and-currently-a-professor-at-the-indira-gandhi-institute-of-development-research-in-mumbai-interviewed-by-kedar-nagarajan-caravan-magazine-4680772.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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M Govinda Rao, ex-Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2003-13), interviewed by S Rajendran, The Hindu, 22 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/m-govinda-rao-ex-director-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-2003-13-interviewed-by-s-rajendran-the-hindu-4680658.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Jean Dreze, economist and a leading advocate of welfare policies, interviewed by Vasudha Venugopal, The Economic Times, 22 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/jean-dreze-economist-and-a-leading-advocate-of-welfare-policies-interviewed-by-vasudha-venugopal-the-economic-times-4680624.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Abhijit Sen, economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, interviewed by Lola Nayar, Outlook, 21 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-lola-nayar-4680555.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Dr. Kavita Rao, professor at National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), interviewed by Supriya Sharma, Scroll.in, 19 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/dr-kavita-rao-professor-at-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-nipfp-interviewed-by-supriya-sharma-scroll-in-4680605.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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KC Chakrabarty, ex-deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), interviewed by Manojit Saha, The Hindu, 18 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/kc-chakrabarty-ex-deputy-governor-of-reserve-bank-of-india-rbi-interviewed-by-manojit-saha-the-hindu-4680615.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Prof. Abhijit Sen, economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, interviewed by the ET, The Economic Times, 17 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/prof-abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-the-economic-times-4680595.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Prabhat Patnaik, economist and professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, interviewed by Jahnavi Sen, TheWire.in, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/prabhat-patnaik-economist-and-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-jahnavi-sen-4680535.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access
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International payments industry expert Guillaume Lepecq interview by Kanika Datta, Business Standard, 16 April, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/cashless-transactions-are-not-always-cheaper-guillaume-lepecq-116041600614_1.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/cashless-transactions-are-not-always-cheaper-guillaume-lepecq-116041600614_1.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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A press statement issued from the Right to Food Campaign on 27 December, 2016 says that the demonetisation of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination wreaked havoc on the livelihood security of the poor people. The...&#039;,
	&#039;disp&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;A press statement issued from the Right to Food Campaign on 27 December, 2016 says that the demonetisation of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination wreaked havoc on the livelihood security of the poor people. The labouring and toiling masses, who are mostly engaged in the informal sector, have been adversely affected due to the scrapping of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination since 9 November, 2016. It is because the unorganized sector is heavily cash-dependent and unbanked. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/RTF%20demands%20demonetisation_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;RTF demands steps on demonetisation &quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/RTF%20demands%20demonetisation_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;RTF demands steps on demonetisation &quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access the press statement of the Right to Food Campaign on demonetisation, dated 27 December, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Given the hardships faced by the poor, the marginalized, the farming community and the informal sector workers due to demonetisation, the Right to Food Campaign has made the following demands from the government: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Immediate increase of the Centre&#039;s contribution to social security pensions for widows, the elderly and disabled persons (under the National Social Assistance Programme) from Rs. 200/- per month to Rs. 1,000/- per month.&lt;br /&gt;2. Immediate implementation of National Food Security Act provisions for universal maternity entitlements (Rs. 6,000/- per child).&lt;br /&gt;3. Immediate central assistance for the inclusion of milk, eggs and fruits in school mid-day meals and ICDS.&lt;br /&gt;3. Immediate increase in the annual MGNREGA budget to Rs. 60,000 crores, with effect from 2016-17.&lt;br /&gt;4. Immediate compensation for all families of victims of demonetization-related deaths.&lt;br /&gt;5. Immediate reversal of all recent reductions in social spending by the central government, as a share of GDP.&lt;br /&gt;6. Full disclosure of how, when, why and by whom the decision was made to demonetize. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cash shortages have not only prompted closing down of factories thereby snowballing recession, it has even become difficult for pensioners and MGNREGA workers to get their meagre pensions and wages on time, says the Right to Food Campaign press statement. Instead of flushing out black money from the system, the demonetisation drive has actually reinforced money laundering activities. The government has changed the goalposts behind demonetisation time and again ever since the measure was undertaken on 8 November, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although the initial objectives behind demonetisation drive have been to curb black money, eradicate fake currency and end terrorism, the government is now presenting demonetization as a step towards a &amp;quot;cashless economy&amp;quot;, says the press statement.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Vegetable%20vendor.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Vegetable vendor&quot; width=&quot;258&quot; height=&quot;344&quot; /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;A vegetable vendor accepting payment via the digital wallet PayTM at Sukra Bazaar (i.e. friday market) in Kaushambi, Ghaziabad (U.P.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;It must be noted that eminent citizens issued a statement on 15 November, 2016 that said that demonetisation will not eliminate black money. Please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Citizens%20statement%20on%20demonetisation%20dated%2015%20Nov%202016_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;Citizens statement on demonetisation dated 15 Nov 2016&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Citizens%20statement%20on%20demonetisation%20dated%2015%20Nov%202016_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;Citizens statement on demonetisation dated 15 Nov 2016&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access the citizens&amp;rsquo; statement on demonetisation, dated 15 November, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Inclusive Media for Change team has put together the following links and urls of recent news reports, opinions, analyses and interviews on demonetisation, which could be useful to researchers, general readers and media persons: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Press release: Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes: RBI Notice, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot; title=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot; title=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot; title=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes - Related Links, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot; title=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot; title=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot; title=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Motive behind demonetisation is justifiable but there may be collateral damage, Newsalert from Inclusive Media for Change, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/news-alerts/motive-behind-demonetisation-is-justifiable-but-there-may-be-collateral-damage-4680546.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/news-alerts/motive-behind-demonetisation-is-justifiable-but-there-may-be-collateral-damage-4680546.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Poor swiped out in choice-less, not cash-less, society -Aruna Roy and Nikhil Dey, The Indian Express, 30 December 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/poor-swiped-out-in-choice-less-not-cash-less-society-aruna-roy-and-nikhil-dey-4680917.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/poor-swiped-out-in-choice-less-not-cash-less-society-aruna-roy-and-nikhil-dey-4680917.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Stories of notebandi -Satish Deshpande, The Hindu, 29 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/stories-of-notebandi-satish-deshpande-4680908.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/stories-of-notebandi-satish-deshpande-4680908.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why it&#039;s barter or cash in this &#039;cashless&#039; Ambala village -Vinod Kumar, The Indian Express, 29 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-it039s-barter-or-cash-in-this-039cashless039-ambala-village-vinod-kumar-4680907.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-it039s-barter-or-cash-in-this-039cashless039-ambala-village-vinod-kumar-4680907.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cabinet clears ordinance to punish people holding banned notes beyond deadline -Suchetana Ray, Hindustan Times, 28 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-clears-ordinance-to-punish-people-holding-banned-notes-beyond-deadline/story-QwwN1lGHU9NuhJP2ntalmM.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-clears-ordinance-to-punish-people-holding-banned-notes-beyond-deadline/story-QwwN1lGHU9NuhJP2ntalmM.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;90% of scrapped notes back in system, big dividend unlikely, The Times of India, 28 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/90-of-scrapped-notes-back-in-system-big-dividend-unlikely-4680897.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/90-of-scrapped-notes-back-in-system-big-dividend-unlikely-4680897.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The pursuit of unreason -Prabhat Patnaik, The Telegraph, 28 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-pursuit-of-unreason-prabhat-patnaik-4680900.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-pursuit-of-unreason-prabhat-patnaik-4680900.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Distress among Paddy Farmers in a Village of Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh): Pre &amp;amp; Post Demonetisation -Santosh Verma, Vikalp, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/distress-among-paddy-farmers-in-a-village-of-azamgarh-uttar-pradesh-pre-post-demonetisation-santosh-verma-4680899.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/distress-among-paddy-farmers-in-a-village-of-azamgarh-uttar-pradesh-pre-post-demonetisation-santosh-verma-4680899.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Information Commission Claims It Doesn&#039;t Have Time to Answer RTI Requests -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/information-commission-claims-it-doesn039t-have-time-to-answer-rti-requests-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680898.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/information-commission-claims-it-doesn039t-have-time-to-answer-rti-requests-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680898.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The mother of all disruptions -Jean Dreze, The Hindu, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-mother-of-all-disruptions-jean-dreze-4680889.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-mother-of-all-disruptions-jean-dreze-4680889.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Farmers forced to dump their produce as note ban turns bumper crop worthless - Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Brajendra K Parashar, Punya Priya Mitra &amp;amp; Manoj Ahuja, Hindustan Times, 26 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farmers-forced-to-dump-their-produce-as-note-ban-turns-bumper-crop-worthless-srinivasa-rao-apparasu-brajendra-k-parashar-punya-priya-mitra-manoj-ahuja-4680893.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farmers-forced-to-dump-their-produce-as-note-ban-turns-bumper-crop-worthless-srinivasa-rao-apparasu-brajendra-k-parashar-punya-priya-mitra-manoj-ahuja-4680893.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why demonetisation is a disaster - detailed analysis of RBI data -James Wilson, TheNewsMinute.com, 26 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-demonetisation-is-a-disaster-detailed-analysis-of-rbi-data-james-wilson-4680892.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-demonetisation-is-a-disaster-detailed-analysis-of-rbi-data-james-wilson-4680892.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;RBI Rejects RTI Request for Minutes of Demonetisation Decision -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-rejects-rti-request-for-minutes-of-demonetisation-decision-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680880.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-rejects-rti-request-for-minutes-of-demonetisation-decision-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680880.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#039;Ruined&#039;: Farmers hit as vegetable prices come crashing down after demonetisation -Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039ruined039-farmers-hit-as-vegetable-prices-come-crashing-down-after-demonetisation-chetan-chauhan-4680878.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039ruined039-farmers-hit-as-vegetable-prices-come-crashing-down-after-demonetisation-chetan-chauhan-4680878.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwalior farmers pay kids&#039; school fees in paddy -Deshdeep Saxena, The Times of India, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/gwalior-farmers-pay-kids039-school-fees-in-paddy-deshdeep-saxena-4680875.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/gwalior-farmers-pay-kids039-school-fees-in-paddy-deshdeep-saxena-4680875.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For jute industry in Bengal, it&#039;s a clicks-and-mortar weave now -Shiv Sahay Singh, The Hindu, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/for-jute-industry-in-bengal-it039s-a-clicks-and-mortar-weave-now-shiv-sahay-singh-4680873.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/for-jute-industry-in-bengal-it039s-a-clicks-and-mortar-weave-now-shiv-sahay-singh-4680873.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Two BJP state govts commissioned note ban research months before Nov 8 -Nitin Sethi &amp;amp; Ishan Bakshi, Business Standard, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/two-bjp-state-govts-commissioned-note-ban-research-months-before-nov-8-nitin-sethi-ishan-bakshi-4680879.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/two-bjp-state-govts-commissioned-note-ban-research-months-before-nov-8-nitin-sethi-ishan-bakshi-4680879.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;RBI says ban on Rs 1000, Rs 500 notes proposed hours before PM&#039;s speech -Aloke Tikku, Hindustan Times, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-says-ban-on-rs-1000-rs-500-notes-proposed-hours-before-pms-speech-aloke-tikku-4680871.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-says-ban-on-rs-1000-rs-500-notes-proposed-hours-before-pms-speech-aloke-tikku-4680871.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This government&#039;s modus operandi is constant distraction -Pratap Bhanu Mehta, The Indian Express, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/this-government039s-modus-operandi-is-constant-distraction-pratap-bhanu-mehta-4680870.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/this-government039s-modus-operandi-is-constant-distraction-pratap-bhanu-mehta-4680870.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demonetisation effect: Cash-starved anganwadis struggle to feed children -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-effect-cash-starved-anganwadis-struggle-to-feed-children-subodh-varma-4680869.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-effect-cash-starved-anganwadis-struggle-to-feed-children-subodh-varma-4680869.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Parliamentary panel hears adverse views on demonetisation -Dilasha Seth &amp;amp; Amit Agnihotri, Business Standard, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/parliamentary-panel-hears-adverse-views-on-demonetisation-dilasha-seth-amit-agnihotri-4680864.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/parliamentary-panel-hears-adverse-views-on-demonetisation-dilasha-seth-amit-agnihotri-4680864.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demonetisation: Was RBI given enough time to discuss note ban, Manmohan Singh asks House panel -Anand Mishra, The Indian Express, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/demonetisation-was-rbi-given-enough-time-to-discuss-note-ban-manmohan-singh-asks-house-panel-4440952/&quot; title=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/demonetisation-was-rbi-given-enough-time-to-discuss-note-ban-manmohan-singh-asks-house-panel-4440952/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cash crunch proves a hot potato for these farmers -Vikas Vasudeva, The Hindu, 22 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cash-crunch-proves-a-hot-potato-for-these-farmers-vikas-vasudeva-4680859.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cash-crunch-proves-a-hot-potato-for-these-farmers-vikas-vasudeva-4680859.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;40% contractual staff jobless in Noida, The Times of India, 21 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/40-contractual-staff-jobless-in-noida-4680851.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/40-contractual-staff-jobless-in-noida-4680851.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Handlooms fall silent in Varanasi, $1 trillion hidden economy stalled, The Indian Express, 20 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/handlooms-fall-silent-in-varanasi-1-trillion-hidden-economy-stalled-4680842.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/handlooms-fall-silent-in-varanasi-1-trillion-hidden-economy-stalled-4680842.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dialectics Of Authoritarianism: Transition From The People To The Leader -Prabhat Patnaik, The Citizen, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/dialectics-of-authoritarianism-transition-from-the-people-to-the-leader-prabhat-patnaik-4680840.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/dialectics-of-authoritarianism-transition-from-the-people-to-the-leader-prabhat-patnaik-4680840.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Odisha farmers go back to barter of labour practice post demonetisation, The New Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/odisha-farmers-go-back-to-barter-of-labour-practice-post-demonetisation-4680845.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/odisha-farmers-go-back-to-barter-of-labour-practice-post-demonetisation-4680845.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Things are getting worse: Vegetable vendors counting losses -Manas Mitul, The Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/things-are-getting-worse-vegetable-vendors-counting-losses-manas-mitul-4680838.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/things-are-getting-worse-vegetable-vendors-counting-losses-manas-mitul-4680838.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Three reasons why a cashless society would be a disaster -Amit Varma, The Times of India, 18 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/three-reasons-why-a-cashless-society-would-be-a-disaster-amit-varma-4680826.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/three-reasons-why-a-cashless-society-would-be-a-disaster-amit-varma-4680826.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demonetisation and digital transactions will never stop corruption in India. Here&#039;s why -Manoj Gairola, The Economic Times, 17 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-and-digital-transactions-will-never-stop-corruption-in-india-here039s-why-manoj-gairola-4680817.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-and-digital-transactions-will-never-stop-corruption-in-india-here039s-why-manoj-gairola-4680817.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Farm labour barter beats cash crunch -Manoj Kar, The Telegraph, 17 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farm-labour-barter-beats-cash-crunch-manoj-kar-4680828.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farm-labour-barter-beats-cash-crunch-manoj-kar-4680828.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No estimation of black money either before or after Nov 8: Arun Jaitley, The Indian Express, 16 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/no-estimation-of-black-money-either-before-or-after-nov-8-arun-jaitley-4680816.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/no-estimation-of-black-money-either-before-or-after-nov-8-arun-jaitley-4680816.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Centre disputes RBI&#039;s deposit count, The Hindu, 15 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/centre-disputes-rbi039s-deposit-count-4680809.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/centre-disputes-rbi039s-deposit-count-4680809.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BharatNet project: Ground work ready, connectivity not so much -Pranav Mukul, The Indian Express, 14 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/bharatnet-project-ground-work-ready-connectivity-not-so-much-pranav-mukul-4680789.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/bharatnet-project-ground-work-ready-connectivity-not-so-much-pranav-mukul-4680789.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cashless bliss? Tea belt deflates dream -Avijit Sinha &amp;amp; Anirban Choudhury, The Telegraph, 13 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cashless-bliss-tea-belt-deflates-dream-avijit-sinha-anirban-choudhury-4680785.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cashless-bliss-tea-belt-deflates-dream-avijit-sinha-anirban-choudhury-4680785.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MGNREGA hires plummet by 23 per cent in notebandi November -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 13 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/mgnrega-hires-plummet-by-23-per-cent-in-notebandi-november-subodh-varma-4680778.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/mgnrega-hires-plummet-by-23-per-cent-in-notebandi-november-subodh-varma-4680778.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#039;My business will be finished&#039;: Cash crunch hits farmers in Punjab -Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039my-business-will-be-finished039-cash-crunch-hits-farmers-in-punjab-gurpreet-singh-nibber-4680779.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039my-business-will-be-finished039-cash-crunch-hits-farmers-in-punjab-gurpreet-singh-nibber-4680779.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Plight of the migrants: Jobless labourers return home after demonetisation, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/plight-of-the-migrants-jobless-labourers-return-home-after-demonetisation-4680793.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/plight-of-the-migrants-jobless-labourers-return-home-after-demonetisation-4680793.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read more &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;45,000 workers lose jobs in F&#039;bad units -Bijendra Ahlawat, The Tribune, 9 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/45000-workers-lose-jobs-in-f039bad-units-bijendra-ahlawat-4680774.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/45000-workers-lose-jobs-in-f039bad-units-bijendra-ahlawat-4680774.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agri dept stops selling wheat seed to farmers, sowing falls by 82% -Harveer Dabas, The Times of India, 4 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/agri-dept-stops-selling-wheat-seed-to-farmers-sowing-falls-by-82-harveer-dabas-4680770.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/agri-dept-stops-selling-wheat-seed-to-farmers-sowing-falls-by-82-harveer-dabas-4680770.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The Political Economy of Demonetising High Value Notes -Jayati Ghosh, The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, 14November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece&quot; title=&quot;http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece&quot; title=&quot;http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece&quot; title=&quot;http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Shock and oh damn -Pronab Sen, Ideas for India, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot; title=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot; title=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot; title=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;In the Long Term Indians Might Lose Faith in Cash and Turn Towards Gold -Ravinder Kaur, TheWire.in, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Prabhat Patnaik speaks in JNU on Demonetization, SFI JNU Unit, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot; title=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot; title=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot; title=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Note demonetisation: What of the women who hide cash to feed their children or to escape abuse? -Nishita Jha, Scroll.in, 12 November, 2016,please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demonetisationdamage greater than its benefits, says Kaushik Basu -Arup Roychoudhury,Business Standard, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Why govt&#039;s demonetisation move may fail to win the war against black money -Appu Esthose Suresh, Hindustan Times, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demonetisationleaves lakhs of tea, jute workers in Bengal, Northeast unpaid -Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Amitava Banerjee and Rahul Karmakar, HindustanTimes, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html&quot; 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title=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;Inone stroke, demonetisation has shaken the trust our monetary system is based on -Devangshu Datta, Scroll.in, 9 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Demonetization: Witless and Anti-People -Prabhat Patnaik, TheCitizen.in, 9 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; 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	&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Right to Food activists demand for safeguards to reduce hardships of demonetisation&#039;,
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A press statement issued from the Right to Food Campaign on 27 December, 2016 says that the demonetisation of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination wreaked havoc on the livelihood security of the poor people. The labouring and toiling masses, who are mostly engaged in the informal sector, have been adversely affected due to the scrapping of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination since 9 November, 2016. It is because the unorganized sector is heavily cash-dependent and unbanked. &lt;br /&gt;
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Please &lt;a href=&quot;tinymce/uploaded/RTF%20demands%20demonetisation_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;RTF demands steps on demonetisation &quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access the press statement of the Right to Food Campaign on demonetisation, dated 27 December, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;
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Given the hardships faced by the poor, the marginalized, the farming community and the informal sector workers due to demonetisation, the Right to Food Campaign has made the following demands from the government: &lt;br /&gt;
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1. Immediate increase of the Centre&#039;s contribution to social security pensions for widows, the elderly and disabled persons (under the National Social Assistance Programme) from Rs. 200/- per month to Rs. 1,000/- per month.&lt;br /&gt;
2. Immediate implementation of National Food Security Act provisions for universal maternity entitlements (Rs. 6,000/- per child).&lt;br /&gt;
3. Immediate central assistance for the inclusion of milk, eggs and fruits in school mid-day meals and ICDS.&lt;br /&gt;
3. Immediate increase in the annual MGNREGA budget to Rs. 60,000 crores, with effect from 2016-17.&lt;br /&gt;
4. Immediate compensation for all families of victims of demonetization-related deaths.&lt;br /&gt;
5. Immediate reversal of all recent reductions in social spending by the central government, as a share of GDP.&lt;br /&gt;
6. Full disclosure of how, when, why and by whom the decision was made to demonetize. &lt;br /&gt;
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Cash shortages have not only prompted closing down of factories thereby snowballing recession, it has even become difficult for pensioners and MGNREGA workers to get their meagre pensions and wages on time, says the Right to Food Campaign press statement. Instead of flushing out black money from the system, the demonetisation drive has actually reinforced money laundering activities. The government has changed the goalposts behind demonetisation time and again ever since the measure was undertaken on 8 November, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;
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Although the initial objectives behind demonetisation drive have been to curb black money, eradicate fake currency and end terrorism, the government is now presenting demonetization as a step towards a &amp;quot;cashless economy&amp;quot;, says the press statement.&lt;br /&gt;
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It must be noted that eminent citizens issued a statement on 15 November, 2016 that said that demonetisation will not eliminate black money. Please &lt;a href=&quot;tinymce/uploaded/Citizens%20statement%20on%20demonetisation%20dated%2015%20Nov%202016_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;Citizens statement on demonetisation dated 15 Nov 2016&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access the citizens&amp;rsquo; statement on demonetisation, dated 15 November, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;The Inclusive Media for Change team has put together the following links and urls of recent news reports, opinions, analyses and interviews on demonetisation, which could be useful to researchers, general readers and media persons: &lt;br /&gt;
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Press release: Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes: RBI Notice, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot; title=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;br /&gt;
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Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes - Related Links, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot; title=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Motive behind demonetisation is justifiable but there may be collateral damage, Newsalert from Inclusive Media for Change, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../news-alerts/motive-behind-demonetisation-is-justifiable-but-there-may-be-collateral-damage-4680546.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; 
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Poor swiped out in choice-less, not cash-less, society -Aruna Roy and Nikhil Dey, The Indian Express, 30 December 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/poor-swiped-out-in-choice-less-not-cash-less-society-aruna-roy-and-nikhil-dey-4680917.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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Stories of notebandi -Satish Deshpande, The Hindu, 29 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/stories-of-notebandi-satish-deshpande-4680908.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access 
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Why it&#039;s barter or cash in this &#039;cashless&#039; Ambala village -Vinod Kumar, The Indian Express, 29 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/why-it039s-barter-or-cash-in-this-039cashless039-ambala-village-vinod-kumar-4680907.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Cabinet clears ordinance to punish people holding banned notes beyond deadline -Suchetana Ray, Hindustan Times, 28 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-clears-ordinance-to-punish-people-holding-banned-notes-beyond-deadline/story-QwwN1lGHU9NuhJP2ntalmM.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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90% of scrapped notes back in system, big dividend unlikely, The Times 
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The pursuit of unreason -Prabhat Patnaik, The Telegraph, 28 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/the-pursuit-of-unreason-prabhat-patnaik-4680900.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access 
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Distress among Paddy Farmers in a Village of Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh): Pre &amp;amp; Post Demonetisation -Santosh Verma, Vikalp, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/distress-among-paddy-farmers-in-a-village-of-azamgarh-uttar-pradesh-pre-post-demonetisation-santosh-verma-4680899.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Information Commission Claims It Doesn&#039;t Have Time to Answer RTI Requests -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/information-commission-claims-it-doesn039t-have-time-to-answer-rti-requests-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680898.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access
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The mother of all disruptions -Jean Dreze, The Hindu, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/the-mother-of-all-disruptions-jean-dreze-4680889.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Farmers forced to dump their produce as note ban turns bumper crop worthless - Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Brajendra K Parashar, Punya Priya Mitra &amp;amp; Manoj Ahuja, Hindustan Times, 26 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/farmers-forced-to-dump-their-produce-as-note-ban-turns-bumper-crop-worthless-srinivasa-rao-apparasu-brajendra-k-parashar-punya-priya-mitra-manoj-ahuja-4680893.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access
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Why demonetisation is a disaster - detailed analysis of RBI data -James Wilson, TheNewsMinute.com, 26 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/why-demonetisation-is-a-disaster-detailed-analysis-of-rbi-data-james-wilson-4680892.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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RBI Rejects RTI Request for Minutes of Demonetisation Decision -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/rbi-rejects-rti-request-for-minutes-of-demonetisation-decision-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680880.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;Ruined&#039;: Farmers hit as vegetable prices come crashing down after demonetisation -Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/039ruined039-farmers-hit-as-vegetable-prices-come-crashing-down-after-demonetisation-chetan-chauhan-4680878.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Gwalior farmers pay kids&#039; school fees in paddy -Deshdeep Saxena, The Times of India, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/gwalior-farmers-pay-kids039-school-fees-in-paddy-deshdeep-saxena-4680875.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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For jute industry in Bengal, it&#039;s a clicks-and-mortar weave now -Shiv Sahay Singh, The Hindu, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/for-jute-industry-in-bengal-it039s-a-clicks-and-mortar-weave-now-shiv-sahay-singh-4680873.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Two BJP state govts commissioned note ban research months before Nov 8 -Nitin Sethi &amp;amp; Ishan Bakshi, Business Standard, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/two-bjp-state-govts-commissioned-note-ban-research-months-before-nov-8-nitin-sethi-ishan-bakshi-4680879.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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RBI says ban on Rs 1000, Rs 500 notes proposed hours before PM&#039;s speech -Aloke Tikku, Hindustan Times, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/rbi-says-ban-on-rs-1000-rs-500-notes-proposed-hours-before-pms-speech-aloke-tikku-4680871.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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This government&#039;s modus operandi is constant distraction -Pratap Bhanu Mehta, The Indian Express, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/this-government039s-modus-operandi-is-constant-distraction-pratap-bhanu-mehta-4680870.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Demonetisation effect: Cash-starved anganwadis struggle to feed children -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/demonetisation-effect-cash-starved-anganwadis-struggle-to-feed-children-subodh-varma-4680869.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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Parliamentary panel hears adverse views on demonetisation -Dilasha Seth &amp;amp; Amit Agnihotri, Business Standard, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/parliamentary-panel-hears-adverse-views-on-demonetisation-dilasha-seth-amit-agnihotri-4680864.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Demonetisation: Was RBI given enough time to discuss note ban, Manmohan Singh asks House panel -Anand Mishra, The Indian Express, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/demonetisation-was-rbi-given-enough-time-to-discuss-note-ban-manmohan-singh-asks-house-panel-4440952/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Cash crunch proves a hot potato for these farmers -Vikas Vasudeva, The Hindu, 22 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/cash-crunch-proves-a-hot-potato-for-these-farmers-vikas-vasudeva-4680859.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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40% contractual staff jobless in Noida, The Times of India, 21 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/40-contractual-staff-jobless-in-noida-4680851.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Handlooms fall silent in Varanasi, $1 trillion hidden economy stalled, The Indian Express, 20 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/handlooms-fall-silent-in-varanasi-1-trillion-hidden-economy-stalled-4680842.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Dialectics Of Authoritarianism: Transition From The People To The Leader -Prabhat Patnaik, The Citizen, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/dialectics-of-authoritarianism-transition-from-the-people-to-the-leader-prabhat-patnaik-4680840.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Odisha farmers go back to barter of labour practice post demonetisation, The New Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/odisha-farmers-go-back-to-barter-of-labour-practice-post-demonetisation-4680845.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Things are getting worse: Vegetable vendors counting losses -Manas Mitul, The Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/things-are-getting-worse-vegetable-vendors-counting-losses-manas-mitul-4680838.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Three reasons why a cashless society would be a disaster -Amit Varma, The Times of India, 18 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/three-reasons-why-a-cashless-society-would-be-a-disaster-amit-varma-4680826.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;br /&gt;
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Demonetisation and digital transactions will never stop corruption in India. Here&#039;s why -Manoj Gairola, The Economic Times, 17 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/demonetisation-and-digital-transactions-will-never-stop-corruption-in-india-here039s-why-manoj-gairola-4680817.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Farm labour barter beats cash crunch -Manoj Kar, The Telegraph, 17 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/farm-labour-barter-beats-cash-crunch-manoj-kar-4680828.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access 
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No estimation of black money either before or after Nov 8: Arun Jaitley, The Indian Express, 16 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/no-estimation-of-black-money-either-before-or-after-nov-8-arun-jaitley-4680816.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Centre disputes RBI&#039;s deposit count, The Hindu, 15 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/centre-disputes-rbi039s-deposit-count-4680809.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access 
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BharatNet project: Ground work ready, connectivity not so much -Pranav Mukul, The Indian Express, 14 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/bharatnet-project-ground-work-ready-connectivity-not-so-much-pranav-mukul-4680789.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Cashless bliss? Tea belt deflates dream -Avijit Sinha &amp;amp; Anirban Choudhury, The Telegraph, 13 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/cashless-bliss-tea-belt-deflates-dream-avijit-sinha-anirban-choudhury-4680785.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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MGNREGA hires plummet by 23 per cent in notebandi November -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 13 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/mgnrega-hires-plummet-by-23-per-cent-in-notebandi-november-subodh-varma-4680778.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;My business will be finished&#039;: Cash crunch hits farmers in Punjab -Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/039my-business-will-be-finished039-cash-crunch-hits-farmers-in-punjab-gurpreet-singh-nibber-4680779.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Plight of the migrants: Jobless labourers return home after demonetisation, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/plight-of-the-migrants-jobless-labourers-return-home-after-demonetisation-4680793.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read more &lt;br /&gt;
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45,000 workers lose jobs in F&#039;bad units -Bijendra Ahlawat, The Tribune, 9 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/45000-workers-lose-jobs-in-f039bad-units-bijendra-ahlawat-4680774.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Agri dept stops selling wheat seed to farmers, sowing falls by 82% -Harveer Dabas, The Times of India, 4 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/agri-dept-stops-selling-wheat-seed-to-farmers-sowing-falls-by-82-harveer-dabas-4680770.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Shock and oh damn -Pronab Sen, Ideas for India, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot; title=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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In the Long Term Indians Might Lose Faith in Cash and Turn Towards Gold -Ravinder Kaur, TheWire.in, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &amp;nbsp;
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Prabhat Patnaik speaks in JNU on Demonetization, SFI JNU Unit, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot; title=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access 
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Note demonetisation: What of the women who hide cash to feed their 
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Demonetisation
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Why govt&#039;s demonetisation move may fail to win the war against black 
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Demonetisation
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Show me the money -Ila Patnaik, The Indian Express, 11 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Modi&#039;s &#039;surgical strike&#039; won&#039;t make a big difference to black money -TT Ram Mohan, Business Standard, 10 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Demonetization: Witless and Anti-People -Prabhat Patnaik, TheCitizen.in, 9 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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Utsa Patnaik, professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, interviewed by TK Rajalakshmi, Frontline.in, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/utsa-patnaik-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-tk-rajalakshmi-4680746.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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R Nagaraj, an economist and currently a professor at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research in Mumbai, interviewed by Kedar Nagarajan (Caravan Magazine), Caravan Magazine, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/r-nagaraj-an-economist-and-currently-a-professor-at-the-indira-gandhi-institute-of-development-research-in-mumbai-interviewed-by-kedar-nagarajan-caravan-magazine-4680772.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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M Govinda Rao, ex-Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2003-13), interviewed by S Rajendran, The Hindu, 22 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/m-govinda-rao-ex-director-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-2003-13-interviewed-by-s-rajendran-the-hindu-4680658.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Jean Dreze, economist and a leading advocate of welfare policies, interviewed by Vasudha Venugopal, The Economic Times, 22 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/jean-dreze-economist-and-a-leading-advocate-of-welfare-policies-interviewed-by-vasudha-venugopal-the-economic-times-4680624.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Abhijit Sen, economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, interviewed by Lola Nayar, Outlook, 21 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-lola-nayar-4680555.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Dr. Kavita Rao, professor at National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), interviewed by Supriya Sharma, Scroll.in, 19 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/dr-kavita-rao-professor-at-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-nipfp-interviewed-by-supriya-sharma-scroll-in-4680605.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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KC Chakrabarty, ex-deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), interviewed by Manojit Saha, The Hindu, 18 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/kc-chakrabarty-ex-deputy-governor-of-reserve-bank-of-india-rbi-interviewed-by-manojit-saha-the-hindu-4680615.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Prof. Abhijit Sen, economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, interviewed by the ET, The Economic Times, 17 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/prof-abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-the-economic-times-4680595.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Prabhat Patnaik, economist and professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, interviewed by Jahnavi Sen, TheWire.in, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/prabhat-patnaik-economist-and-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-jahnavi-sen-4680535.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access
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A press statement issued from the Right to Food Campaign on 27 December, 2016 says that the demonetisation of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination wreaked havoc on the livelihood security of the poor people. The...&#039;
$disp = &#039;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;A press statement issued from the Right to Food Campaign on 27 December, 2016 says that the demonetisation of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination wreaked havoc on the livelihood security of the poor people. The labouring and toiling masses, who are mostly engaged in the informal sector, have been adversely affected due to the scrapping of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination since 9 November, 2016. It is because the unorganized sector is heavily cash-dependent and unbanked. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/RTF%20demands%20demonetisation_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;RTF demands steps on demonetisation &quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/RTF%20demands%20demonetisation_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;RTF demands steps on demonetisation &quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access the press statement of the Right to Food Campaign on demonetisation, dated 27 December, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Given the hardships faced by the poor, the marginalized, the farming community and the informal sector workers due to demonetisation, the Right to Food Campaign has made the following demands from the government: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Immediate increase of the Centre&#039;s contribution to social security pensions for widows, the elderly and disabled persons (under the National Social Assistance Programme) from Rs. 200/- per month to Rs. 1,000/- per month.&lt;br /&gt;2. Immediate implementation of National Food Security Act provisions for universal maternity entitlements (Rs. 6,000/- per child).&lt;br /&gt;3. Immediate central assistance for the inclusion of milk, eggs and fruits in school mid-day meals and ICDS.&lt;br /&gt;3. Immediate increase in the annual MGNREGA budget to Rs. 60,000 crores, with effect from 2016-17.&lt;br /&gt;4. Immediate compensation for all families of victims of demonetization-related deaths.&lt;br /&gt;5. Immediate reversal of all recent reductions in social spending by the central government, as a share of GDP.&lt;br /&gt;6. Full disclosure of how, when, why and by whom the decision was made to demonetize. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cash shortages have not only prompted closing down of factories thereby snowballing recession, it has even become difficult for pensioners and MGNREGA workers to get their meagre pensions and wages on time, says the Right to Food Campaign press statement. Instead of flushing out black money from the system, the demonetisation drive has actually reinforced money laundering activities. The government has changed the goalposts behind demonetisation time and again ever since the measure was undertaken on 8 November, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although the initial objectives behind demonetisation drive have been to curb black money, eradicate fake currency and end terrorism, the government is now presenting demonetization as a step towards a &amp;quot;cashless economy&amp;quot;, says the press statement.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Vegetable%20vendor.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Vegetable vendor&quot; width=&quot;258&quot; height=&quot;344&quot; /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;A vegetable vendor accepting payment via the digital wallet PayTM at Sukra Bazaar (i.e. friday market) in Kaushambi, Ghaziabad (U.P.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;It must be noted that eminent citizens issued a statement on 15 November, 2016 that said that demonetisation will not eliminate black money. Please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Citizens%20statement%20on%20demonetisation%20dated%2015%20Nov%202016_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;Citizens statement on demonetisation dated 15 Nov 2016&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Citizens%20statement%20on%20demonetisation%20dated%2015%20Nov%202016_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;Citizens statement on demonetisation dated 15 Nov 2016&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access the citizens&amp;rsquo; statement on demonetisation, dated 15 November, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Inclusive Media for Change team has put together the following links and urls of recent news reports, opinions, analyses and interviews on demonetisation, which could be useful to researchers, general readers and media persons: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Press release: Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes: RBI Notice, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot; title=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot; title=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot; title=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes - Related Links, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot; title=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot; title=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot; title=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Motive behind demonetisation is justifiable but there may be collateral damage, Newsalert from Inclusive Media for Change, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/news-alerts/motive-behind-demonetisation-is-justifiable-but-there-may-be-collateral-damage-4680546.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/news-alerts/motive-behind-demonetisation-is-justifiable-but-there-may-be-collateral-damage-4680546.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Poor swiped out in choice-less, not cash-less, society -Aruna Roy and Nikhil Dey, The Indian Express, 30 December 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/poor-swiped-out-in-choice-less-not-cash-less-society-aruna-roy-and-nikhil-dey-4680917.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/poor-swiped-out-in-choice-less-not-cash-less-society-aruna-roy-and-nikhil-dey-4680917.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Stories of notebandi -Satish Deshpande, The Hindu, 29 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/stories-of-notebandi-satish-deshpande-4680908.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/stories-of-notebandi-satish-deshpande-4680908.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why it&#039;s barter or cash in this &#039;cashless&#039; Ambala village -Vinod Kumar, The Indian Express, 29 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-it039s-barter-or-cash-in-this-039cashless039-ambala-village-vinod-kumar-4680907.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-it039s-barter-or-cash-in-this-039cashless039-ambala-village-vinod-kumar-4680907.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cabinet clears ordinance to punish people holding banned notes beyond deadline -Suchetana Ray, Hindustan Times, 28 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-clears-ordinance-to-punish-people-holding-banned-notes-beyond-deadline/story-QwwN1lGHU9NuhJP2ntalmM.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-clears-ordinance-to-punish-people-holding-banned-notes-beyond-deadline/story-QwwN1lGHU9NuhJP2ntalmM.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;90% of scrapped notes back in system, big dividend unlikely, The Times of India, 28 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/90-of-scrapped-notes-back-in-system-big-dividend-unlikely-4680897.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/90-of-scrapped-notes-back-in-system-big-dividend-unlikely-4680897.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The pursuit of unreason -Prabhat Patnaik, The Telegraph, 28 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-pursuit-of-unreason-prabhat-patnaik-4680900.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-pursuit-of-unreason-prabhat-patnaik-4680900.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Distress among Paddy Farmers in a Village of Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh): Pre &amp;amp; Post Demonetisation -Santosh Verma, Vikalp, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/distress-among-paddy-farmers-in-a-village-of-azamgarh-uttar-pradesh-pre-post-demonetisation-santosh-verma-4680899.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/distress-among-paddy-farmers-in-a-village-of-azamgarh-uttar-pradesh-pre-post-demonetisation-santosh-verma-4680899.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Information Commission Claims It Doesn&#039;t Have Time to Answer RTI Requests -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/information-commission-claims-it-doesn039t-have-time-to-answer-rti-requests-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680898.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/information-commission-claims-it-doesn039t-have-time-to-answer-rti-requests-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680898.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The mother of all disruptions -Jean Dreze, The Hindu, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-mother-of-all-disruptions-jean-dreze-4680889.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-mother-of-all-disruptions-jean-dreze-4680889.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Farmers forced to dump their produce as note ban turns bumper crop worthless - Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Brajendra K Parashar, Punya Priya Mitra &amp;amp; Manoj Ahuja, Hindustan Times, 26 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farmers-forced-to-dump-their-produce-as-note-ban-turns-bumper-crop-worthless-srinivasa-rao-apparasu-brajendra-k-parashar-punya-priya-mitra-manoj-ahuja-4680893.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farmers-forced-to-dump-their-produce-as-note-ban-turns-bumper-crop-worthless-srinivasa-rao-apparasu-brajendra-k-parashar-punya-priya-mitra-manoj-ahuja-4680893.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why demonetisation is a disaster - detailed analysis of RBI data -James Wilson, TheNewsMinute.com, 26 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-demonetisation-is-a-disaster-detailed-analysis-of-rbi-data-james-wilson-4680892.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-demonetisation-is-a-disaster-detailed-analysis-of-rbi-data-james-wilson-4680892.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;RBI Rejects RTI Request for Minutes of Demonetisation Decision -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-rejects-rti-request-for-minutes-of-demonetisation-decision-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680880.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-rejects-rti-request-for-minutes-of-demonetisation-decision-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680880.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#039;Ruined&#039;: Farmers hit as vegetable prices come crashing down after demonetisation -Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039ruined039-farmers-hit-as-vegetable-prices-come-crashing-down-after-demonetisation-chetan-chauhan-4680878.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039ruined039-farmers-hit-as-vegetable-prices-come-crashing-down-after-demonetisation-chetan-chauhan-4680878.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwalior farmers pay kids&#039; school fees in paddy -Deshdeep Saxena, The Times of India, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/gwalior-farmers-pay-kids039-school-fees-in-paddy-deshdeep-saxena-4680875.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/gwalior-farmers-pay-kids039-school-fees-in-paddy-deshdeep-saxena-4680875.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For jute industry in Bengal, it&#039;s a clicks-and-mortar weave now -Shiv Sahay Singh, The Hindu, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/for-jute-industry-in-bengal-it039s-a-clicks-and-mortar-weave-now-shiv-sahay-singh-4680873.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/for-jute-industry-in-bengal-it039s-a-clicks-and-mortar-weave-now-shiv-sahay-singh-4680873.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Two BJP state govts commissioned note ban research months before Nov 8 -Nitin Sethi &amp;amp; Ishan Bakshi, Business Standard, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/two-bjp-state-govts-commissioned-note-ban-research-months-before-nov-8-nitin-sethi-ishan-bakshi-4680879.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/two-bjp-state-govts-commissioned-note-ban-research-months-before-nov-8-nitin-sethi-ishan-bakshi-4680879.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;RBI says ban on Rs 1000, Rs 500 notes proposed hours before PM&#039;s speech -Aloke Tikku, Hindustan Times, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-says-ban-on-rs-1000-rs-500-notes-proposed-hours-before-pms-speech-aloke-tikku-4680871.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-says-ban-on-rs-1000-rs-500-notes-proposed-hours-before-pms-speech-aloke-tikku-4680871.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This government&#039;s modus operandi is constant distraction -Pratap Bhanu Mehta, The Indian Express, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/this-government039s-modus-operandi-is-constant-distraction-pratap-bhanu-mehta-4680870.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/this-government039s-modus-operandi-is-constant-distraction-pratap-bhanu-mehta-4680870.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demonetisation effect: Cash-starved anganwadis struggle to feed children -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-effect-cash-starved-anganwadis-struggle-to-feed-children-subodh-varma-4680869.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-effect-cash-starved-anganwadis-struggle-to-feed-children-subodh-varma-4680869.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Parliamentary panel hears adverse views on demonetisation -Dilasha Seth &amp;amp; Amit Agnihotri, Business Standard, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/parliamentary-panel-hears-adverse-views-on-demonetisation-dilasha-seth-amit-agnihotri-4680864.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/parliamentary-panel-hears-adverse-views-on-demonetisation-dilasha-seth-amit-agnihotri-4680864.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demonetisation: Was RBI given enough time to discuss note ban, Manmohan Singh asks House panel -Anand Mishra, The Indian Express, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/demonetisation-was-rbi-given-enough-time-to-discuss-note-ban-manmohan-singh-asks-house-panel-4440952/&quot; title=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/demonetisation-was-rbi-given-enough-time-to-discuss-note-ban-manmohan-singh-asks-house-panel-4440952/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cash crunch proves a hot potato for these farmers -Vikas Vasudeva, The Hindu, 22 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cash-crunch-proves-a-hot-potato-for-these-farmers-vikas-vasudeva-4680859.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cash-crunch-proves-a-hot-potato-for-these-farmers-vikas-vasudeva-4680859.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;40% contractual staff jobless in Noida, The Times of India, 21 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/40-contractual-staff-jobless-in-noida-4680851.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/40-contractual-staff-jobless-in-noida-4680851.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Handlooms fall silent in Varanasi, $1 trillion hidden economy stalled, The Indian Express, 20 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/handlooms-fall-silent-in-varanasi-1-trillion-hidden-economy-stalled-4680842.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/handlooms-fall-silent-in-varanasi-1-trillion-hidden-economy-stalled-4680842.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dialectics Of Authoritarianism: Transition From The People To The Leader -Prabhat Patnaik, The Citizen, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/dialectics-of-authoritarianism-transition-from-the-people-to-the-leader-prabhat-patnaik-4680840.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/dialectics-of-authoritarianism-transition-from-the-people-to-the-leader-prabhat-patnaik-4680840.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Odisha farmers go back to barter of labour practice post demonetisation, The New Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/odisha-farmers-go-back-to-barter-of-labour-practice-post-demonetisation-4680845.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/odisha-farmers-go-back-to-barter-of-labour-practice-post-demonetisation-4680845.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Things are getting worse: Vegetable vendors counting losses -Manas Mitul, The Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/things-are-getting-worse-vegetable-vendors-counting-losses-manas-mitul-4680838.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/things-are-getting-worse-vegetable-vendors-counting-losses-manas-mitul-4680838.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Three reasons why a cashless society would be a disaster -Amit Varma, The Times of India, 18 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/three-reasons-why-a-cashless-society-would-be-a-disaster-amit-varma-4680826.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/three-reasons-why-a-cashless-society-would-be-a-disaster-amit-varma-4680826.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demonetisation and digital transactions will never stop corruption in India. Here&#039;s why -Manoj Gairola, The Economic Times, 17 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-and-digital-transactions-will-never-stop-corruption-in-india-here039s-why-manoj-gairola-4680817.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-and-digital-transactions-will-never-stop-corruption-in-india-here039s-why-manoj-gairola-4680817.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Farm labour barter beats cash crunch -Manoj Kar, The Telegraph, 17 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farm-labour-barter-beats-cash-crunch-manoj-kar-4680828.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farm-labour-barter-beats-cash-crunch-manoj-kar-4680828.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No estimation of black money either before or after Nov 8: Arun Jaitley, The Indian Express, 16 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/no-estimation-of-black-money-either-before-or-after-nov-8-arun-jaitley-4680816.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/no-estimation-of-black-money-either-before-or-after-nov-8-arun-jaitley-4680816.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Centre disputes RBI&#039;s deposit count, The Hindu, 15 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/centre-disputes-rbi039s-deposit-count-4680809.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/centre-disputes-rbi039s-deposit-count-4680809.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BharatNet project: Ground work ready, connectivity not so much -Pranav Mukul, The Indian Express, 14 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/bharatnet-project-ground-work-ready-connectivity-not-so-much-pranav-mukul-4680789.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/bharatnet-project-ground-work-ready-connectivity-not-so-much-pranav-mukul-4680789.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cashless bliss? Tea belt deflates dream -Avijit Sinha &amp;amp; Anirban Choudhury, The Telegraph, 13 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cashless-bliss-tea-belt-deflates-dream-avijit-sinha-anirban-choudhury-4680785.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cashless-bliss-tea-belt-deflates-dream-avijit-sinha-anirban-choudhury-4680785.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MGNREGA hires plummet by 23 per cent in notebandi November -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 13 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/mgnrega-hires-plummet-by-23-per-cent-in-notebandi-november-subodh-varma-4680778.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/mgnrega-hires-plummet-by-23-per-cent-in-notebandi-november-subodh-varma-4680778.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#039;My business will be finished&#039;: Cash crunch hits farmers in Punjab -Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039my-business-will-be-finished039-cash-crunch-hits-farmers-in-punjab-gurpreet-singh-nibber-4680779.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039my-business-will-be-finished039-cash-crunch-hits-farmers-in-punjab-gurpreet-singh-nibber-4680779.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Plight of the migrants: Jobless labourers return home after demonetisation, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/plight-of-the-migrants-jobless-labourers-return-home-after-demonetisation-4680793.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/plight-of-the-migrants-jobless-labourers-return-home-after-demonetisation-4680793.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read more &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;45,000 workers lose jobs in F&#039;bad units -Bijendra Ahlawat, The Tribune, 9 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/45000-workers-lose-jobs-in-f039bad-units-bijendra-ahlawat-4680774.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/45000-workers-lose-jobs-in-f039bad-units-bijendra-ahlawat-4680774.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agri dept stops selling wheat seed to farmers, sowing falls by 82% -Harveer Dabas, The Times of India, 4 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/agri-dept-stops-selling-wheat-seed-to-farmers-sowing-falls-by-82-harveer-dabas-4680770.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/agri-dept-stops-selling-wheat-seed-to-farmers-sowing-falls-by-82-harveer-dabas-4680770.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The Political Economy of Demonetising High Value Notes -Jayati Ghosh, The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, 14November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece&quot; title=&quot;http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece&quot; title=&quot;http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece&quot; title=&quot;http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Shock and oh damn -Pronab Sen, Ideas for India, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot; title=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot; title=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot; title=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;In the Long Term Indians Might Lose Faith in Cash and Turn Towards Gold -Ravinder Kaur, TheWire.in, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Prabhat Patnaik speaks in JNU on Demonetization, SFI JNU Unit, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot; title=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot; title=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot; title=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Note demonetisation: What of the women who hide cash to feed their children or to escape abuse? -Nishita Jha, Scroll.in, 12 November, 2016,please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demonetisationdamage greater than its benefits, says Kaushik Basu -Arup Roychoudhury,Business Standard, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Why govt&#039;s demonetisation move may fail to win the war against black money -Appu Esthose Suresh, Hindustan Times, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demonetisationleaves lakhs of tea, jute workers in Bengal, Northeast unpaid -Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Amitava Banerjee and Rahul Karmakar, HindustanTimes, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Show me the money -Ila Patnaik, The Indian Express, 11 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Modi&#039;s &#039;surgical strike&#039; won&#039;t make a big difference to black money -TT Ram Mohan, Business Standard, 10 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;Inone stroke, demonetisation has shaken the trust our monetary system is based on -Devangshu Datta, Scroll.in, 9 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Demonetization: Witless and Anti-People -Prabhat Patnaik, TheCitizen.in, 9 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; 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                <br /><div align="justify">A press statement issued from the Right to Food Campaign on 27 December, 2016 says that the demonetisation of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination wreaked havoc on the livelihood security of the poor people. The labouring and toiling masses, who are mostly engaged in the informal sector, have been adversely affected due to the scrapping of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination since 9 November, 2016. It is because the unorganized sector is heavily cash-dependent and unbanked. <br /><br />Please <a href="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/RTF%20demands%20demonetisation_1.pdf" title="RTF demands steps on demonetisation " title="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/RTF%20demands%20demonetisation_1.pdf" title="RTF demands steps on demonetisation ">click here</a> to access the press statement of the Right to Food Campaign on demonetisation, dated 27 December, 2016. <br /><br />Given the hardships faced by the poor, the marginalized, the farming community and the informal sector workers due to demonetisation, the Right to Food Campaign has made the following demands from the government: <br /><br />1. Immediate increase of the Centre's contribution to social security pensions for widows, the elderly and disabled persons (under the National Social Assistance Programme) from Rs. 200/- per month to Rs. 1,000/- per month.<br />2. Immediate implementation of National Food Security Act provisions for universal maternity entitlements (Rs. 6,000/- per child).<br />3. Immediate central assistance for the inclusion of milk, eggs and fruits in school mid-day meals and ICDS.<br />3. Immediate increase in the annual MGNREGA budget to Rs. 60,000 crores, with effect from 2016-17.<br />4. Immediate compensation for all families of victims of demonetization-related deaths.<br />5. Immediate reversal of all recent reductions in social spending by the central government, as a share of GDP.<br />6. Full disclosure of how, when, why and by whom the decision was made to demonetize. <br /><br />Cash shortages have not only prompted closing down of factories thereby snowballing recession, it has even become difficult for pensioners and MGNREGA workers to get their meagre pensions and wages on time, says the Right to Food Campaign press statement. Instead of flushing out black money from the system, the demonetisation drive has actually reinforced money laundering activities. The government has changed the goalposts behind demonetisation time and again ever since the measure was undertaken on 8 November, 2016. <br /><br />Although the initial objectives behind demonetisation drive have been to curb black money, eradicate fake currency and end terrorism, the government is now presenting demonetization as a step towards a &quot;cashless economy&quot;, says the press statement.<br />&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify"><img src="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Vegetable%20vendor.jpg" alt="Vegetable vendor" width="258" height="344" /> <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify"><em>A vegetable vendor accepting payment via the digital wallet PayTM at Sukra Bazaar (i.e. friday market) in Kaushambi, Ghaziabad (U.P.)</em><br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div>It must be noted that eminent citizens issued a statement on 15 November, 2016 that said that demonetisation will not eliminate black money. Please <a href="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Citizens%20statement%20on%20demonetisation%20dated%2015%20Nov%202016_1.pdf" title="Citizens statement on demonetisation dated 15 Nov 2016" title="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Citizens%20statement%20on%20demonetisation%20dated%2015%20Nov%202016_1.pdf" title="Citizens statement on demonetisation dated 15 Nov 2016">click here</a> to access the citizens&rsquo; statement on demonetisation, dated 15 November, 2016. <br /><div align="justify"><br /><em>The Inclusive Media for Change team has put together the following links and urls of recent news reports, opinions, analyses and interviews on demonetisation, which could be useful to researchers, general readers and media persons: <br /></em></div><em></em><div align="justify"><em></em>&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Press release: Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes: RBI Notice, please <a href="https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520" title="https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520" title="https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520" title="https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520">click here</a> to access<br /><br />Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes - Related Links, please <a href="https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270" title="https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270" title="https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270" title="https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270">click here</a> to access <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Motive behind demonetisation is justifiable but there may be collateral damage, Newsalert from Inclusive Media for Change, 14 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/news-alerts/motive-behind-demonetisation-is-justifiable-but-there-may-be-collateral-damage-4680546.html" title="https://im4change.in/news-alerts/motive-behind-demonetisation-is-justifiable-but-there-may-be-collateral-damage-4680546.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; </div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Poor swiped out in choice-less, not cash-less, society -Aruna Roy and Nikhil Dey, The Indian Express, 30 December 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/poor-swiped-out-in-choice-less-not-cash-less-society-aruna-roy-and-nikhil-dey-4680917.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/poor-swiped-out-in-choice-less-not-cash-less-society-aruna-roy-and-nikhil-dey-4680917.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Stories of notebandi -Satish Deshpande, The Hindu, 29 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/stories-of-notebandi-satish-deshpande-4680908.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/stories-of-notebandi-satish-deshpande-4680908.html">click here</a> to access </div><div align="justify"><br />Why it's barter or cash in this 'cashless' Ambala village -Vinod Kumar, The Indian Express, 29 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-it039s-barter-or-cash-in-this-039cashless039-ambala-village-vinod-kumar-4680907.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-it039s-barter-or-cash-in-this-039cashless039-ambala-village-vinod-kumar-4680907.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Cabinet clears ordinance to punish people holding banned notes beyond deadline -Suchetana Ray, Hindustan Times, 28 December, 2016, please <a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-clears-ordinance-to-punish-people-holding-banned-notes-beyond-deadline/story-QwwN1lGHU9NuhJP2ntalmM.html" title="http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-clears-ordinance-to-punish-people-holding-banned-notes-beyond-deadline/story-QwwN1lGHU9NuhJP2ntalmM.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br /></div><div align="justify">90% of scrapped notes back in system, big dividend unlikely, The Times of India, 28 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/90-of-scrapped-notes-back-in-system-big-dividend-unlikely-4680897.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/90-of-scrapped-notes-back-in-system-big-dividend-unlikely-4680897.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">The pursuit of unreason -Prabhat Patnaik, The Telegraph, 28 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-pursuit-of-unreason-prabhat-patnaik-4680900.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-pursuit-of-unreason-prabhat-patnaik-4680900.html">click here</a> to access </div><div align="justify"><br />Distress among Paddy Farmers in a Village of Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh): Pre &amp; Post Demonetisation -Santosh Verma, Vikalp, 27 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/distress-among-paddy-farmers-in-a-village-of-azamgarh-uttar-pradesh-pre-post-demonetisation-santosh-verma-4680899.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/distress-among-paddy-farmers-in-a-village-of-azamgarh-uttar-pradesh-pre-post-demonetisation-santosh-verma-4680899.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Information Commission Claims It Doesn't Have Time to Answer RTI Requests -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 27 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/information-commission-claims-it-doesn039t-have-time-to-answer-rti-requests-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680898.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/information-commission-claims-it-doesn039t-have-time-to-answer-rti-requests-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680898.html">click here</a> to access</div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">The mother of all disruptions -Jean Dreze, The Hindu, 27 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-mother-of-all-disruptions-jean-dreze-4680889.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-mother-of-all-disruptions-jean-dreze-4680889.html">click here</a> to access <br />&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Farmers forced to dump their produce as note ban turns bumper crop worthless - Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Brajendra K Parashar, Punya Priya Mitra &amp; Manoj Ahuja, Hindustan Times, 26 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farmers-forced-to-dump-their-produce-as-note-ban-turns-bumper-crop-worthless-srinivasa-rao-apparasu-brajendra-k-parashar-punya-priya-mitra-manoj-ahuja-4680893.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farmers-forced-to-dump-their-produce-as-note-ban-turns-bumper-crop-worthless-srinivasa-rao-apparasu-brajendra-k-parashar-punya-priya-mitra-manoj-ahuja-4680893.html">click here</a> to access</div><div align="justify"><br />Why demonetisation is a disaster - detailed analysis of RBI data -James Wilson, TheNewsMinute.com, 26 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-demonetisation-is-a-disaster-detailed-analysis-of-rbi-data-james-wilson-4680892.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-demonetisation-is-a-disaster-detailed-analysis-of-rbi-data-james-wilson-4680892.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">RBI Rejects RTI Request for Minutes of Demonetisation Decision -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 25 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-rejects-rti-request-for-minutes-of-demonetisation-decision-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680880.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-rejects-rti-request-for-minutes-of-demonetisation-decision-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680880.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />'Ruined': Farmers hit as vegetable prices come crashing down after demonetisation -Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times, 25 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039ruined039-farmers-hit-as-vegetable-prices-come-crashing-down-after-demonetisation-chetan-chauhan-4680878.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039ruined039-farmers-hit-as-vegetable-prices-come-crashing-down-after-demonetisation-chetan-chauhan-4680878.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Gwalior farmers pay kids' school fees in paddy -Deshdeep Saxena, The Times of India, 25 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/gwalior-farmers-pay-kids039-school-fees-in-paddy-deshdeep-saxena-4680875.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/gwalior-farmers-pay-kids039-school-fees-in-paddy-deshdeep-saxena-4680875.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />For jute industry in Bengal, it's a clicks-and-mortar weave now -Shiv Sahay Singh, The Hindu, 25 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/for-jute-industry-in-bengal-it039s-a-clicks-and-mortar-weave-now-shiv-sahay-singh-4680873.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/for-jute-industry-in-bengal-it039s-a-clicks-and-mortar-weave-now-shiv-sahay-singh-4680873.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Two BJP state govts commissioned note ban research months before Nov 8 -Nitin Sethi &amp; Ishan Bakshi, Business Standard, 24 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/two-bjp-state-govts-commissioned-note-ban-research-months-before-nov-8-nitin-sethi-ishan-bakshi-4680879.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/two-bjp-state-govts-commissioned-note-ban-research-months-before-nov-8-nitin-sethi-ishan-bakshi-4680879.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />RBI says ban on Rs 1000, Rs 500 notes proposed hours before PM's speech -Aloke Tikku, Hindustan Times, 24 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-says-ban-on-rs-1000-rs-500-notes-proposed-hours-before-pms-speech-aloke-tikku-4680871.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-says-ban-on-rs-1000-rs-500-notes-proposed-hours-before-pms-speech-aloke-tikku-4680871.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />This government's modus operandi is constant distraction -Pratap Bhanu Mehta, The Indian Express, 24 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/this-government039s-modus-operandi-is-constant-distraction-pratap-bhanu-mehta-4680870.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/this-government039s-modus-operandi-is-constant-distraction-pratap-bhanu-mehta-4680870.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Demonetisation effect: Cash-starved anganwadis struggle to feed children -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 24 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-effect-cash-starved-anganwadis-struggle-to-feed-children-subodh-varma-4680869.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-effect-cash-starved-anganwadis-struggle-to-feed-children-subodh-varma-4680869.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Parliamentary panel hears adverse views on demonetisation -Dilasha Seth &amp; Amit Agnihotri, Business Standard, 23 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/parliamentary-panel-hears-adverse-views-on-demonetisation-dilasha-seth-amit-agnihotri-4680864.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/parliamentary-panel-hears-adverse-views-on-demonetisation-dilasha-seth-amit-agnihotri-4680864.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Demonetisation: Was RBI given enough time to discuss note ban, Manmohan Singh asks House panel -Anand Mishra, The Indian Express, 23 December, 2016, please <a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/demonetisation-was-rbi-given-enough-time-to-discuss-note-ban-manmohan-singh-asks-house-panel-4440952/" title="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/demonetisation-was-rbi-given-enough-time-to-discuss-note-ban-manmohan-singh-asks-house-panel-4440952/">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Cash crunch proves a hot potato for these farmers -Vikas Vasudeva, The Hindu, 22 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cash-crunch-proves-a-hot-potato-for-these-farmers-vikas-vasudeva-4680859.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cash-crunch-proves-a-hot-potato-for-these-farmers-vikas-vasudeva-4680859.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />40% contractual staff jobless in Noida, The Times of India, 21 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/40-contractual-staff-jobless-in-noida-4680851.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/40-contractual-staff-jobless-in-noida-4680851.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Handlooms fall silent in Varanasi, $1 trillion hidden economy stalled, The Indian Express, 20 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/handlooms-fall-silent-in-varanasi-1-trillion-hidden-economy-stalled-4680842.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/handlooms-fall-silent-in-varanasi-1-trillion-hidden-economy-stalled-4680842.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Dialectics Of Authoritarianism: Transition From The People To The Leader -Prabhat Patnaik, The Citizen, 19 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/dialectics-of-authoritarianism-transition-from-the-people-to-the-leader-prabhat-patnaik-4680840.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/dialectics-of-authoritarianism-transition-from-the-people-to-the-leader-prabhat-patnaik-4680840.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Odisha farmers go back to barter of labour practice post demonetisation, The New Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/odisha-farmers-go-back-to-barter-of-labour-practice-post-demonetisation-4680845.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/odisha-farmers-go-back-to-barter-of-labour-practice-post-demonetisation-4680845.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Things are getting worse: Vegetable vendors counting losses -Manas Mitul, The Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/things-are-getting-worse-vegetable-vendors-counting-losses-manas-mitul-4680838.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/things-are-getting-worse-vegetable-vendors-counting-losses-manas-mitul-4680838.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Three reasons why a cashless society would be a disaster -Amit Varma, The Times of India, 18 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/three-reasons-why-a-cashless-society-would-be-a-disaster-amit-varma-4680826.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/three-reasons-why-a-cashless-society-would-be-a-disaster-amit-varma-4680826.html">click here</a> to access<br /><br />Demonetisation and digital transactions will never stop corruption in India. Here's why -Manoj Gairola, The Economic Times, 17 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-and-digital-transactions-will-never-stop-corruption-in-india-here039s-why-manoj-gairola-4680817.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-and-digital-transactions-will-never-stop-corruption-in-india-here039s-why-manoj-gairola-4680817.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Farm labour barter beats cash crunch -Manoj Kar, The Telegraph, 17 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farm-labour-barter-beats-cash-crunch-manoj-kar-4680828.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farm-labour-barter-beats-cash-crunch-manoj-kar-4680828.html">click here</a> to access </div><div align="justify"><br />No estimation of black money either before or after Nov 8: Arun Jaitley, The Indian Express, 16 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/no-estimation-of-black-money-either-before-or-after-nov-8-arun-jaitley-4680816.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/no-estimation-of-black-money-either-before-or-after-nov-8-arun-jaitley-4680816.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Centre disputes RBI's deposit count, The Hindu, 15 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/centre-disputes-rbi039s-deposit-count-4680809.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/centre-disputes-rbi039s-deposit-count-4680809.html">click here</a> to access </div><div align="justify"><br />BharatNet project: Ground work ready, connectivity not so much -Pranav Mukul, The Indian Express, 14 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/bharatnet-project-ground-work-ready-connectivity-not-so-much-pranav-mukul-4680789.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/bharatnet-project-ground-work-ready-connectivity-not-so-much-pranav-mukul-4680789.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Cashless bliss? Tea belt deflates dream -Avijit Sinha &amp; Anirban Choudhury, The Telegraph, 13 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cashless-bliss-tea-belt-deflates-dream-avijit-sinha-anirban-choudhury-4680785.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cashless-bliss-tea-belt-deflates-dream-avijit-sinha-anirban-choudhury-4680785.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />MGNREGA hires plummet by 23 per cent in notebandi November -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 13 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/mgnrega-hires-plummet-by-23-per-cent-in-notebandi-november-subodh-varma-4680778.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/mgnrega-hires-plummet-by-23-per-cent-in-notebandi-november-subodh-varma-4680778.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />'My business will be finished': Cash crunch hits farmers in Punjab -Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039my-business-will-be-finished039-cash-crunch-hits-farmers-in-punjab-gurpreet-singh-nibber-4680779.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039my-business-will-be-finished039-cash-crunch-hits-farmers-in-punjab-gurpreet-singh-nibber-4680779.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Plight of the migrants: Jobless labourers return home after demonetisation, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/plight-of-the-migrants-jobless-labourers-return-home-after-demonetisation-4680793.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/plight-of-the-migrants-jobless-labourers-return-home-after-demonetisation-4680793.html">click here</a> to read more <br /><br />45,000 workers lose jobs in F'bad units -Bijendra Ahlawat, The Tribune, 9 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/45000-workers-lose-jobs-in-f039bad-units-bijendra-ahlawat-4680774.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/45000-workers-lose-jobs-in-f039bad-units-bijendra-ahlawat-4680774.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Agri dept stops selling wheat seed to farmers, sowing falls by 82% -Harveer Dabas, The Times of India, 4 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/agri-dept-stops-selling-wheat-seed-to-farmers-sowing-falls-by-82-harveer-dabas-4680770.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/agri-dept-stops-selling-wheat-seed-to-farmers-sowing-falls-by-82-harveer-dabas-4680770.html">click here</a> to access <br />&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">The Political Economy of Demonetising High Value Notes -Jayati Ghosh, The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, 14November, 2016, please <a href="http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece" title="http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece" title="http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece" title="http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece">click here</a> to access&nbsp;<div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Shock and oh damn -Pronab Sen, Ideas for India, 14 November, 2016, please <a href="http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720" title="http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720" title="http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720" title="http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720">click here</a> to access <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div>In the Long Term Indians Might Lose Faith in Cash and Turn Towards Gold -Ravinder Kaur, TheWire.in, 14 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html">click here</a> to access &nbsp;</div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Prabhat Patnaik speaks in JNU on Demonetization, SFI JNU Unit, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY">click here</a> to access </div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Note demonetisation: What of the women who hide cash to feed their children or to escape abuse? -Nishita Jha, Scroll.in, 12 November, 2016,please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Demonetisationdamage greater than its benefits, says Kaushik Basu -Arup Roychoudhury,Business Standard, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html">click here</a> to access</div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Why govt's demonetisation move may fail to win the war against black money -Appu Esthose Suresh, Hindustan Times, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Demonetisationleaves lakhs of tea, jute workers in Bengal, Northeast unpaid -Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Amitava Banerjee and Rahul Karmakar, HindustanTimes, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Show me the money -Ila Patnaik, The Indian Express, 11 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html">click here</a> to access <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify"><div align="justify">Modi's 'surgical strike' won't make a big difference to black money -TT Ram Mohan, Business Standard, 10 November, 2016, please <a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html" title="http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html" title="http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html" title="http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html">click here</a> to access <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div>Inone stroke, demonetisation has shaken the trust our monetary system is based on -Devangshu Datta, Scroll.in, 9 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; </div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Demonetization: Witless and Anti-People -Prabhat Patnaik, TheCitizen.in, 9 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify"><strong><em>Interviews<br /></em></strong><br />Utsa Patnaik, professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, interviewed by TK Rajalakshmi, Frontline.in, 23 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/utsa-patnaik-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-tk-rajalakshmi-4680746.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/utsa-patnaik-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-tk-rajalakshmi-4680746.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />R Nagaraj, an economist and currently a professor at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research in Mumbai, interviewed by Kedar Nagarajan (Caravan Magazine), Caravan Magazine, 12 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/r-nagaraj-an-economist-and-currently-a-professor-at-the-indira-gandhi-institute-of-development-research-in-mumbai-interviewed-by-kedar-nagarajan-caravan-magazine-4680772.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/r-nagaraj-an-economist-and-currently-a-professor-at-the-indira-gandhi-institute-of-development-research-in-mumbai-interviewed-by-kedar-nagarajan-caravan-magazine-4680772.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />M Govinda Rao, ex-Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2003-13), interviewed by S Rajendran, The Hindu, 22 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/m-govinda-rao-ex-director-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-2003-13-interviewed-by-s-rajendran-the-hindu-4680658.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/m-govinda-rao-ex-director-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-2003-13-interviewed-by-s-rajendran-the-hindu-4680658.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Jean Dreze, economist and a leading advocate of welfare policies, interviewed by Vasudha Venugopal, The Economic Times, 22 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/jean-dreze-economist-and-a-leading-advocate-of-welfare-policies-interviewed-by-vasudha-venugopal-the-economic-times-4680624.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/jean-dreze-economist-and-a-leading-advocate-of-welfare-policies-interviewed-by-vasudha-venugopal-the-economic-times-4680624.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Abhijit Sen, economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, interviewed by Lola Nayar, Outlook, 21 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-lola-nayar-4680555.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-lola-nayar-4680555.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Dr. Kavita Rao, professor at National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), interviewed by Supriya Sharma, Scroll.in, 19 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/dr-kavita-rao-professor-at-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-nipfp-interviewed-by-supriya-sharma-scroll-in-4680605.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/dr-kavita-rao-professor-at-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-nipfp-interviewed-by-supriya-sharma-scroll-in-4680605.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />KC Chakrabarty, ex-deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), interviewed by Manojit Saha, The Hindu, 18 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/kc-chakrabarty-ex-deputy-governor-of-reserve-bank-of-india-rbi-interviewed-by-manojit-saha-the-hindu-4680615.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/kc-chakrabarty-ex-deputy-governor-of-reserve-bank-of-india-rbi-interviewed-by-manojit-saha-the-hindu-4680615.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Prof. Abhijit Sen, economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, interviewed by the ET, The Economic Times, 17 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/prof-abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-the-economic-times-4680595.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/prof-abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-the-economic-times-4680595.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Prabhat Patnaik, economist and professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, interviewed by Jahnavi Sen, TheWire.in, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/prabhat-patnaik-economist-and-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-jahnavi-sen-4680535.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/prabhat-patnaik-economist-and-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-jahnavi-sen-4680535.html">click here</a> to access</div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">International payments industry expert Guillaume Lepecq interview by Kanika Datta, Business Standard, 16 April, 2016, please <a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/cashless-transactions-are-not-always-cheaper-guillaume-lepecq-116041600614_1.html" title="http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/cashless-transactions-are-not-always-cheaper-guillaume-lepecq-116041600614_1.html" title="http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/cashless-transactions-are-not-always-cheaper-guillaume-lepecq-116041600614_1.html" title="http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/cashless-transactions-are-not-always-cheaper-guillaume-lepecq-116041600614_1.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify"><br /><strong>Image Courtesy: Inclusive Media for Change / Shambhu Ghatak&nbsp; &nbsp;</strong></div>               </font>
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A press statement issued from the Right to Food Campaign on 27 December, 2016 says that the demonetisation of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination wreaked havoc on the livelihood security of the poor people. The labouring and toiling masses, who are mostly engaged in the informal sector, have been adversely affected due to the scrapping of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination since 9 November, 2016. It is because the unorganized sector is heavily cash-dependent and unbanked. &lt;br /&gt;
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Please &lt;a href=&quot;tinymce/uploaded/RTF%20demands%20demonetisation_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;RTF demands steps on demonetisation &quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access the press statement of the Right to Food Campaign on demonetisation, dated 27 December, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;
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Given the hardships faced by the poor, the marginalized, the farming community and the informal sector workers due to demonetisation, the Right to Food Campaign has made the following demands from the government: &lt;br /&gt;
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1. Immediate increase of the Centre&#039;s contribution to social security pensions for widows, the elderly and disabled persons (under the National Social Assistance Programme) from Rs. 200/- per month to Rs. 1,000/- per month.&lt;br /&gt;
2. Immediate implementation of National Food Security Act provisions for universal maternity entitlements (Rs. 6,000/- per child).&lt;br /&gt;
3. Immediate central assistance for the inclusion of milk, eggs and fruits in school mid-day meals and ICDS.&lt;br /&gt;
3. Immediate increase in the annual MGNREGA budget to Rs. 60,000 crores, with effect from 2016-17.&lt;br /&gt;
4. Immediate compensation for all families of victims of demonetization-related deaths.&lt;br /&gt;
5. Immediate reversal of all recent reductions in social spending by the central government, as a share of GDP.&lt;br /&gt;
6. Full disclosure of how, when, why and by whom the decision was made to demonetize. &lt;br /&gt;
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Cash shortages have not only prompted closing down of factories thereby snowballing recession, it has even become difficult for pensioners and MGNREGA workers to get their meagre pensions and wages on time, says the Right to Food Campaign press statement. Instead of flushing out black money from the system, the demonetisation drive has actually reinforced money laundering activities. The government has changed the goalposts behind demonetisation time and again ever since the measure was undertaken on 8 November, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;
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Although the initial objectives behind demonetisation drive have been to curb black money, eradicate fake currency and end terrorism, the government is now presenting demonetization as a step towards a &amp;quot;cashless economy&amp;quot;, says the press statement.&lt;br /&gt;
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It must be noted that eminent citizens issued a statement on 15 November, 2016 that said that demonetisation will not eliminate black money. Please &lt;a href=&quot;tinymce/uploaded/Citizens%20statement%20on%20demonetisation%20dated%2015%20Nov%202016_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;Citizens statement on demonetisation dated 15 Nov 2016&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access the citizens&amp;rsquo; statement on demonetisation, dated 15 November, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;
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Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes - Related Links, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot; title=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Motive behind demonetisation is justifiable but there may be collateral damage, Newsalert from Inclusive Media for Change, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../news-alerts/motive-behind-demonetisation-is-justifiable-but-there-may-be-collateral-damage-4680546.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; 
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Poor swiped out in choice-less, not cash-less, society -Aruna Roy and Nikhil Dey, The Indian Express, 30 December 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/poor-swiped-out-in-choice-less-not-cash-less-society-aruna-roy-and-nikhil-dey-4680917.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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Stories of notebandi -Satish Deshpande, The Hindu, 29 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/stories-of-notebandi-satish-deshpande-4680908.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access 
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Why it&#039;s barter or cash in this &#039;cashless&#039; Ambala village -Vinod Kumar, The Indian Express, 29 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/why-it039s-barter-or-cash-in-this-039cashless039-ambala-village-vinod-kumar-4680907.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Cabinet clears ordinance to punish people holding banned notes beyond deadline -Suchetana Ray, Hindustan Times, 28 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-clears-ordinance-to-punish-people-holding-banned-notes-beyond-deadline/story-QwwN1lGHU9NuhJP2ntalmM.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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90% of scrapped notes back in system, big dividend unlikely, The Times 
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The pursuit of unreason -Prabhat Patnaik, The Telegraph, 28 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/the-pursuit-of-unreason-prabhat-patnaik-4680900.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access 
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Distress among Paddy Farmers in a Village of Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh): Pre &amp;amp; Post Demonetisation -Santosh Verma, Vikalp, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/distress-among-paddy-farmers-in-a-village-of-azamgarh-uttar-pradesh-pre-post-demonetisation-santosh-verma-4680899.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Information Commission Claims It Doesn&#039;t Have Time to Answer RTI Requests -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/information-commission-claims-it-doesn039t-have-time-to-answer-rti-requests-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680898.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access
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The mother of all disruptions -Jean Dreze, The Hindu, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/the-mother-of-all-disruptions-jean-dreze-4680889.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Farmers forced to dump their produce as note ban turns bumper crop worthless - Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Brajendra K Parashar, Punya Priya Mitra &amp;amp; Manoj Ahuja, Hindustan Times, 26 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/farmers-forced-to-dump-their-produce-as-note-ban-turns-bumper-crop-worthless-srinivasa-rao-apparasu-brajendra-k-parashar-punya-priya-mitra-manoj-ahuja-4680893.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access
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Why demonetisation is a disaster - detailed analysis of RBI data -James Wilson, TheNewsMinute.com, 26 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/why-demonetisation-is-a-disaster-detailed-analysis-of-rbi-data-james-wilson-4680892.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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RBI Rejects RTI Request for Minutes of Demonetisation Decision -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/rbi-rejects-rti-request-for-minutes-of-demonetisation-decision-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680880.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;Ruined&#039;: Farmers hit as vegetable prices come crashing down after demonetisation -Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/039ruined039-farmers-hit-as-vegetable-prices-come-crashing-down-after-demonetisation-chetan-chauhan-4680878.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Gwalior farmers pay kids&#039; school fees in paddy -Deshdeep Saxena, The Times of India, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/gwalior-farmers-pay-kids039-school-fees-in-paddy-deshdeep-saxena-4680875.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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For jute industry in Bengal, it&#039;s a clicks-and-mortar weave now -Shiv Sahay Singh, The Hindu, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/for-jute-industry-in-bengal-it039s-a-clicks-and-mortar-weave-now-shiv-sahay-singh-4680873.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Two BJP state govts commissioned note ban research months before Nov 8 -Nitin Sethi &amp;amp; Ishan Bakshi, Business Standard, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/two-bjp-state-govts-commissioned-note-ban-research-months-before-nov-8-nitin-sethi-ishan-bakshi-4680879.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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RBI says ban on Rs 1000, Rs 500 notes proposed hours before PM&#039;s speech -Aloke Tikku, Hindustan Times, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/rbi-says-ban-on-rs-1000-rs-500-notes-proposed-hours-before-pms-speech-aloke-tikku-4680871.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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This government&#039;s modus operandi is constant distraction -Pratap Bhanu Mehta, The Indian Express, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/this-government039s-modus-operandi-is-constant-distraction-pratap-bhanu-mehta-4680870.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Demonetisation effect: Cash-starved anganwadis struggle to feed children -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/demonetisation-effect-cash-starved-anganwadis-struggle-to-feed-children-subodh-varma-4680869.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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Parliamentary panel hears adverse views on demonetisation -Dilasha Seth &amp;amp; Amit Agnihotri, Business Standard, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/parliamentary-panel-hears-adverse-views-on-demonetisation-dilasha-seth-amit-agnihotri-4680864.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Demonetisation: Was RBI given enough time to discuss note ban, Manmohan Singh asks House panel -Anand Mishra, The Indian Express, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/demonetisation-was-rbi-given-enough-time-to-discuss-note-ban-manmohan-singh-asks-house-panel-4440952/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Cash crunch proves a hot potato for these farmers -Vikas Vasudeva, The Hindu, 22 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/cash-crunch-proves-a-hot-potato-for-these-farmers-vikas-vasudeva-4680859.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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40% contractual staff jobless in Noida, The Times of India, 21 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/40-contractual-staff-jobless-in-noida-4680851.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Handlooms fall silent in Varanasi, $1 trillion hidden economy stalled, The Indian Express, 20 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/handlooms-fall-silent-in-varanasi-1-trillion-hidden-economy-stalled-4680842.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Dialectics Of Authoritarianism: Transition From The People To The Leader -Prabhat Patnaik, The Citizen, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/dialectics-of-authoritarianism-transition-from-the-people-to-the-leader-prabhat-patnaik-4680840.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Odisha farmers go back to barter of labour practice post demonetisation, The New Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/odisha-farmers-go-back-to-barter-of-labour-practice-post-demonetisation-4680845.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Things are getting worse: Vegetable vendors counting losses -Manas Mitul, The Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/things-are-getting-worse-vegetable-vendors-counting-losses-manas-mitul-4680838.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Three reasons why a cashless society would be a disaster -Amit Varma, The Times of India, 18 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/three-reasons-why-a-cashless-society-would-be-a-disaster-amit-varma-4680826.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;br /&gt;
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Demonetisation and digital transactions will never stop corruption in India. Here&#039;s why -Manoj Gairola, The Economic Times, 17 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/demonetisation-and-digital-transactions-will-never-stop-corruption-in-india-here039s-why-manoj-gairola-4680817.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Farm labour barter beats cash crunch -Manoj Kar, The Telegraph, 17 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/farm-labour-barter-beats-cash-crunch-manoj-kar-4680828.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access 
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No estimation of black money either before or after Nov 8: Arun Jaitley, The Indian Express, 16 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/no-estimation-of-black-money-either-before-or-after-nov-8-arun-jaitley-4680816.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Centre disputes RBI&#039;s deposit count, The Hindu, 15 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/centre-disputes-rbi039s-deposit-count-4680809.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access 
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BharatNet project: Ground work ready, connectivity not so much -Pranav Mukul, The Indian Express, 14 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/bharatnet-project-ground-work-ready-connectivity-not-so-much-pranav-mukul-4680789.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Cashless bliss? Tea belt deflates dream -Avijit Sinha &amp;amp; Anirban Choudhury, The Telegraph, 13 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/cashless-bliss-tea-belt-deflates-dream-avijit-sinha-anirban-choudhury-4680785.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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MGNREGA hires plummet by 23 per cent in notebandi November -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 13 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/mgnrega-hires-plummet-by-23-per-cent-in-notebandi-november-subodh-varma-4680778.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;My business will be finished&#039;: Cash crunch hits farmers in Punjab -Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/039my-business-will-be-finished039-cash-crunch-hits-farmers-in-punjab-gurpreet-singh-nibber-4680779.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Plight of the migrants: Jobless labourers return home after demonetisation, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/plight-of-the-migrants-jobless-labourers-return-home-after-demonetisation-4680793.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read more &lt;br /&gt;
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45,000 workers lose jobs in F&#039;bad units -Bijendra Ahlawat, The Tribune, 9 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/45000-workers-lose-jobs-in-f039bad-units-bijendra-ahlawat-4680774.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Agri dept stops selling wheat seed to farmers, sowing falls by 82% -Harveer Dabas, The Times of India, 4 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/agri-dept-stops-selling-wheat-seed-to-farmers-sowing-falls-by-82-harveer-dabas-4680770.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Shock and oh damn -Pronab Sen, Ideas for India, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot; title=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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In the Long Term Indians Might Lose Faith in Cash and Turn Towards Gold -Ravinder Kaur, TheWire.in, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &amp;nbsp;
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Note demonetisation: What of the women who hide cash to feed their 
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Demonetisation
damage greater than its benefits, says Kaushik Basu -Arup Roychoudhury,
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Why govt&#039;s demonetisation move may fail to win the war against black 
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Demonetisation
leaves lakhs of tea, jute workers in Bengal, Northeast unpaid 
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Show me the money -Ila Patnaik, The Indian Express, 11 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Modi&#039;s &#039;surgical strike&#039; won&#039;t make a big difference to black money -TT Ram Mohan, Business Standard, 10 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Demonetization: Witless and Anti-People -Prabhat Patnaik, TheCitizen.in, 9 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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Utsa Patnaik, professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, interviewed by TK Rajalakshmi, Frontline.in, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/utsa-patnaik-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-tk-rajalakshmi-4680746.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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R Nagaraj, an economist and currently a professor at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research in Mumbai, interviewed by Kedar Nagarajan (Caravan Magazine), Caravan Magazine, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/r-nagaraj-an-economist-and-currently-a-professor-at-the-indira-gandhi-institute-of-development-research-in-mumbai-interviewed-by-kedar-nagarajan-caravan-magazine-4680772.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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M Govinda Rao, ex-Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2003-13), interviewed by S Rajendran, The Hindu, 22 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/m-govinda-rao-ex-director-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-2003-13-interviewed-by-s-rajendran-the-hindu-4680658.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Jean Dreze, economist and a leading advocate of welfare policies, interviewed by Vasudha Venugopal, The Economic Times, 22 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/jean-dreze-economist-and-a-leading-advocate-of-welfare-policies-interviewed-by-vasudha-venugopal-the-economic-times-4680624.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Abhijit Sen, economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, interviewed by Lola Nayar, Outlook, 21 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-lola-nayar-4680555.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Dr. Kavita Rao, professor at National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), interviewed by Supriya Sharma, Scroll.in, 19 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/dr-kavita-rao-professor-at-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-nipfp-interviewed-by-supriya-sharma-scroll-in-4680605.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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KC Chakrabarty, ex-deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), interviewed by Manojit Saha, The Hindu, 18 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/kc-chakrabarty-ex-deputy-governor-of-reserve-bank-of-india-rbi-interviewed-by-manojit-saha-the-hindu-4680615.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Prof. Abhijit Sen, economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, interviewed by the ET, The Economic Times, 17 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/prof-abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-the-economic-times-4680595.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Prabhat Patnaik, economist and professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, interviewed by Jahnavi Sen, TheWire.in, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/prabhat-patnaik-economist-and-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-jahnavi-sen-4680535.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access
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A press statement issued from the Right to Food Campaign on 27 December, 2016 says that the demonetisation of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination wreaked havoc on the livelihood security of the poor people. The...&#039;,
	&#039;disp&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;A press statement issued from the Right to Food Campaign on 27 December, 2016 says that the demonetisation of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination wreaked havoc on the livelihood security of the poor people. The labouring and toiling masses, who are mostly engaged in the informal sector, have been adversely affected due to the scrapping of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination since 9 November, 2016. It is because the unorganized sector is heavily cash-dependent and unbanked. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/RTF%20demands%20demonetisation_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;RTF demands steps on demonetisation &quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/RTF%20demands%20demonetisation_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;RTF demands steps on demonetisation &quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access the press statement of the Right to Food Campaign on demonetisation, dated 27 December, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Given the hardships faced by the poor, the marginalized, the farming community and the informal sector workers due to demonetisation, the Right to Food Campaign has made the following demands from the government: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Immediate increase of the Centre&#039;s contribution to social security pensions for widows, the elderly and disabled persons (under the National Social Assistance Programme) from Rs. 200/- per month to Rs. 1,000/- per month.&lt;br /&gt;2. Immediate implementation of National Food Security Act provisions for universal maternity entitlements (Rs. 6,000/- per child).&lt;br /&gt;3. Immediate central assistance for the inclusion of milk, eggs and fruits in school mid-day meals and ICDS.&lt;br /&gt;3. Immediate increase in the annual MGNREGA budget to Rs. 60,000 crores, with effect from 2016-17.&lt;br /&gt;4. Immediate compensation for all families of victims of demonetization-related deaths.&lt;br /&gt;5. Immediate reversal of all recent reductions in social spending by the central government, as a share of GDP.&lt;br /&gt;6. Full disclosure of how, when, why and by whom the decision was made to demonetize. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cash shortages have not only prompted closing down of factories thereby snowballing recession, it has even become difficult for pensioners and MGNREGA workers to get their meagre pensions and wages on time, says the Right to Food Campaign press statement. Instead of flushing out black money from the system, the demonetisation drive has actually reinforced money laundering activities. The government has changed the goalposts behind demonetisation time and again ever since the measure was undertaken on 8 November, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although the initial objectives behind demonetisation drive have been to curb black money, eradicate fake currency and end terrorism, the government is now presenting demonetization as a step towards a &amp;quot;cashless economy&amp;quot;, says the press statement.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Vegetable%20vendor.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Vegetable vendor&quot; width=&quot;258&quot; height=&quot;344&quot; /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;A vegetable vendor accepting payment via the digital wallet PayTM at Sukra Bazaar (i.e. friday market) in Kaushambi, Ghaziabad (U.P.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;It must be noted that eminent citizens issued a statement on 15 November, 2016 that said that demonetisation will not eliminate black money. Please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Citizens%20statement%20on%20demonetisation%20dated%2015%20Nov%202016_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;Citizens statement on demonetisation dated 15 Nov 2016&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Citizens%20statement%20on%20demonetisation%20dated%2015%20Nov%202016_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;Citizens statement on demonetisation dated 15 Nov 2016&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access the citizens&amp;rsquo; statement on demonetisation, dated 15 November, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Inclusive Media for Change team has put together the following links and urls of recent news reports, opinions, analyses and interviews on demonetisation, which could be useful to researchers, general readers and media persons: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Press release: Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes: RBI Notice, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot; title=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot; title=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot; title=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes - Related Links, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot; title=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot; title=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot; title=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Motive behind demonetisation is justifiable but there may be collateral damage, Newsalert from Inclusive Media for Change, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/news-alerts/motive-behind-demonetisation-is-justifiable-but-there-may-be-collateral-damage-4680546.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/news-alerts/motive-behind-demonetisation-is-justifiable-but-there-may-be-collateral-damage-4680546.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Poor swiped out in choice-less, not cash-less, society -Aruna Roy and Nikhil Dey, The Indian Express, 30 December 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/poor-swiped-out-in-choice-less-not-cash-less-society-aruna-roy-and-nikhil-dey-4680917.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/poor-swiped-out-in-choice-less-not-cash-less-society-aruna-roy-and-nikhil-dey-4680917.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Stories of notebandi -Satish Deshpande, The Hindu, 29 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/stories-of-notebandi-satish-deshpande-4680908.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/stories-of-notebandi-satish-deshpande-4680908.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why it&#039;s barter or cash in this &#039;cashless&#039; Ambala village -Vinod Kumar, The Indian Express, 29 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-it039s-barter-or-cash-in-this-039cashless039-ambala-village-vinod-kumar-4680907.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-it039s-barter-or-cash-in-this-039cashless039-ambala-village-vinod-kumar-4680907.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cabinet clears ordinance to punish people holding banned notes beyond deadline -Suchetana Ray, Hindustan Times, 28 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-clears-ordinance-to-punish-people-holding-banned-notes-beyond-deadline/story-QwwN1lGHU9NuhJP2ntalmM.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-clears-ordinance-to-punish-people-holding-banned-notes-beyond-deadline/story-QwwN1lGHU9NuhJP2ntalmM.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;90% of scrapped notes back in system, big dividend unlikely, The Times of India, 28 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/90-of-scrapped-notes-back-in-system-big-dividend-unlikely-4680897.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/90-of-scrapped-notes-back-in-system-big-dividend-unlikely-4680897.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The pursuit of unreason -Prabhat Patnaik, The Telegraph, 28 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-pursuit-of-unreason-prabhat-patnaik-4680900.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-pursuit-of-unreason-prabhat-patnaik-4680900.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Distress among Paddy Farmers in a Village of Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh): Pre &amp;amp; Post Demonetisation -Santosh Verma, Vikalp, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/distress-among-paddy-farmers-in-a-village-of-azamgarh-uttar-pradesh-pre-post-demonetisation-santosh-verma-4680899.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/distress-among-paddy-farmers-in-a-village-of-azamgarh-uttar-pradesh-pre-post-demonetisation-santosh-verma-4680899.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Information Commission Claims It Doesn&#039;t Have Time to Answer RTI Requests -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/information-commission-claims-it-doesn039t-have-time-to-answer-rti-requests-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680898.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/information-commission-claims-it-doesn039t-have-time-to-answer-rti-requests-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680898.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The mother of all disruptions -Jean Dreze, The Hindu, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-mother-of-all-disruptions-jean-dreze-4680889.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-mother-of-all-disruptions-jean-dreze-4680889.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Farmers forced to dump their produce as note ban turns bumper crop worthless - Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Brajendra K Parashar, Punya Priya Mitra &amp;amp; Manoj Ahuja, Hindustan Times, 26 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farmers-forced-to-dump-their-produce-as-note-ban-turns-bumper-crop-worthless-srinivasa-rao-apparasu-brajendra-k-parashar-punya-priya-mitra-manoj-ahuja-4680893.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farmers-forced-to-dump-their-produce-as-note-ban-turns-bumper-crop-worthless-srinivasa-rao-apparasu-brajendra-k-parashar-punya-priya-mitra-manoj-ahuja-4680893.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why demonetisation is a disaster - detailed analysis of RBI data -James Wilson, TheNewsMinute.com, 26 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-demonetisation-is-a-disaster-detailed-analysis-of-rbi-data-james-wilson-4680892.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-demonetisation-is-a-disaster-detailed-analysis-of-rbi-data-james-wilson-4680892.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;RBI Rejects RTI Request for Minutes of Demonetisation Decision -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-rejects-rti-request-for-minutes-of-demonetisation-decision-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680880.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-rejects-rti-request-for-minutes-of-demonetisation-decision-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680880.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#039;Ruined&#039;: Farmers hit as vegetable prices come crashing down after demonetisation -Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039ruined039-farmers-hit-as-vegetable-prices-come-crashing-down-after-demonetisation-chetan-chauhan-4680878.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039ruined039-farmers-hit-as-vegetable-prices-come-crashing-down-after-demonetisation-chetan-chauhan-4680878.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwalior farmers pay kids&#039; school fees in paddy -Deshdeep Saxena, The Times of India, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/gwalior-farmers-pay-kids039-school-fees-in-paddy-deshdeep-saxena-4680875.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/gwalior-farmers-pay-kids039-school-fees-in-paddy-deshdeep-saxena-4680875.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For jute industry in Bengal, it&#039;s a clicks-and-mortar weave now -Shiv Sahay Singh, The Hindu, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/for-jute-industry-in-bengal-it039s-a-clicks-and-mortar-weave-now-shiv-sahay-singh-4680873.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/for-jute-industry-in-bengal-it039s-a-clicks-and-mortar-weave-now-shiv-sahay-singh-4680873.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Two BJP state govts commissioned note ban research months before Nov 8 -Nitin Sethi &amp;amp; Ishan Bakshi, Business Standard, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/two-bjp-state-govts-commissioned-note-ban-research-months-before-nov-8-nitin-sethi-ishan-bakshi-4680879.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/two-bjp-state-govts-commissioned-note-ban-research-months-before-nov-8-nitin-sethi-ishan-bakshi-4680879.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;RBI says ban on Rs 1000, Rs 500 notes proposed hours before PM&#039;s speech -Aloke Tikku, Hindustan Times, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-says-ban-on-rs-1000-rs-500-notes-proposed-hours-before-pms-speech-aloke-tikku-4680871.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-says-ban-on-rs-1000-rs-500-notes-proposed-hours-before-pms-speech-aloke-tikku-4680871.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This government&#039;s modus operandi is constant distraction -Pratap Bhanu Mehta, The Indian Express, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/this-government039s-modus-operandi-is-constant-distraction-pratap-bhanu-mehta-4680870.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/this-government039s-modus-operandi-is-constant-distraction-pratap-bhanu-mehta-4680870.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demonetisation effect: Cash-starved anganwadis struggle to feed children -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-effect-cash-starved-anganwadis-struggle-to-feed-children-subodh-varma-4680869.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-effect-cash-starved-anganwadis-struggle-to-feed-children-subodh-varma-4680869.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Parliamentary panel hears adverse views on demonetisation -Dilasha Seth &amp;amp; Amit Agnihotri, Business Standard, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/parliamentary-panel-hears-adverse-views-on-demonetisation-dilasha-seth-amit-agnihotri-4680864.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/parliamentary-panel-hears-adverse-views-on-demonetisation-dilasha-seth-amit-agnihotri-4680864.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demonetisation: Was RBI given enough time to discuss note ban, Manmohan Singh asks House panel -Anand Mishra, The Indian Express, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/demonetisation-was-rbi-given-enough-time-to-discuss-note-ban-manmohan-singh-asks-house-panel-4440952/&quot; title=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/demonetisation-was-rbi-given-enough-time-to-discuss-note-ban-manmohan-singh-asks-house-panel-4440952/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cash crunch proves a hot potato for these farmers -Vikas Vasudeva, The Hindu, 22 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cash-crunch-proves-a-hot-potato-for-these-farmers-vikas-vasudeva-4680859.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cash-crunch-proves-a-hot-potato-for-these-farmers-vikas-vasudeva-4680859.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;40% contractual staff jobless in Noida, The Times of India, 21 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/40-contractual-staff-jobless-in-noida-4680851.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/40-contractual-staff-jobless-in-noida-4680851.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Handlooms fall silent in Varanasi, $1 trillion hidden economy stalled, The Indian Express, 20 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/handlooms-fall-silent-in-varanasi-1-trillion-hidden-economy-stalled-4680842.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/handlooms-fall-silent-in-varanasi-1-trillion-hidden-economy-stalled-4680842.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dialectics Of Authoritarianism: Transition From The People To The Leader -Prabhat Patnaik, The Citizen, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/dialectics-of-authoritarianism-transition-from-the-people-to-the-leader-prabhat-patnaik-4680840.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/dialectics-of-authoritarianism-transition-from-the-people-to-the-leader-prabhat-patnaik-4680840.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Odisha farmers go back to barter of labour practice post demonetisation, The New Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/odisha-farmers-go-back-to-barter-of-labour-practice-post-demonetisation-4680845.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/odisha-farmers-go-back-to-barter-of-labour-practice-post-demonetisation-4680845.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Things are getting worse: Vegetable vendors counting losses -Manas Mitul, The Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/things-are-getting-worse-vegetable-vendors-counting-losses-manas-mitul-4680838.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/things-are-getting-worse-vegetable-vendors-counting-losses-manas-mitul-4680838.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Three reasons why a cashless society would be a disaster -Amit Varma, The Times of India, 18 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/three-reasons-why-a-cashless-society-would-be-a-disaster-amit-varma-4680826.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/three-reasons-why-a-cashless-society-would-be-a-disaster-amit-varma-4680826.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demonetisation and digital transactions will never stop corruption in India. Here&#039;s why -Manoj Gairola, The Economic Times, 17 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-and-digital-transactions-will-never-stop-corruption-in-india-here039s-why-manoj-gairola-4680817.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-and-digital-transactions-will-never-stop-corruption-in-india-here039s-why-manoj-gairola-4680817.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Farm labour barter beats cash crunch -Manoj Kar, The Telegraph, 17 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farm-labour-barter-beats-cash-crunch-manoj-kar-4680828.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farm-labour-barter-beats-cash-crunch-manoj-kar-4680828.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No estimation of black money either before or after Nov 8: Arun Jaitley, The Indian Express, 16 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/no-estimation-of-black-money-either-before-or-after-nov-8-arun-jaitley-4680816.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/no-estimation-of-black-money-either-before-or-after-nov-8-arun-jaitley-4680816.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Centre disputes RBI&#039;s deposit count, The Hindu, 15 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/centre-disputes-rbi039s-deposit-count-4680809.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/centre-disputes-rbi039s-deposit-count-4680809.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BharatNet project: Ground work ready, connectivity not so much -Pranav Mukul, The Indian Express, 14 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/bharatnet-project-ground-work-ready-connectivity-not-so-much-pranav-mukul-4680789.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/bharatnet-project-ground-work-ready-connectivity-not-so-much-pranav-mukul-4680789.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cashless bliss? Tea belt deflates dream -Avijit Sinha &amp;amp; Anirban Choudhury, The Telegraph, 13 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cashless-bliss-tea-belt-deflates-dream-avijit-sinha-anirban-choudhury-4680785.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cashless-bliss-tea-belt-deflates-dream-avijit-sinha-anirban-choudhury-4680785.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MGNREGA hires plummet by 23 per cent in notebandi November -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 13 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/mgnrega-hires-plummet-by-23-per-cent-in-notebandi-november-subodh-varma-4680778.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/mgnrega-hires-plummet-by-23-per-cent-in-notebandi-november-subodh-varma-4680778.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#039;My business will be finished&#039;: Cash crunch hits farmers in Punjab -Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039my-business-will-be-finished039-cash-crunch-hits-farmers-in-punjab-gurpreet-singh-nibber-4680779.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039my-business-will-be-finished039-cash-crunch-hits-farmers-in-punjab-gurpreet-singh-nibber-4680779.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Plight of the migrants: Jobless labourers return home after demonetisation, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/plight-of-the-migrants-jobless-labourers-return-home-after-demonetisation-4680793.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/plight-of-the-migrants-jobless-labourers-return-home-after-demonetisation-4680793.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read more &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;45,000 workers lose jobs in F&#039;bad units -Bijendra Ahlawat, The Tribune, 9 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/45000-workers-lose-jobs-in-f039bad-units-bijendra-ahlawat-4680774.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/45000-workers-lose-jobs-in-f039bad-units-bijendra-ahlawat-4680774.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agri dept stops selling wheat seed to farmers, sowing falls by 82% -Harveer Dabas, The Times of India, 4 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/agri-dept-stops-selling-wheat-seed-to-farmers-sowing-falls-by-82-harveer-dabas-4680770.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/agri-dept-stops-selling-wheat-seed-to-farmers-sowing-falls-by-82-harveer-dabas-4680770.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The Political Economy of Demonetising High Value Notes -Jayati Ghosh, The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, 14November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece&quot; title=&quot;http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece&quot; title=&quot;http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece&quot; title=&quot;http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Shock and oh damn -Pronab Sen, Ideas for India, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot; title=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot; title=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot; title=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;In the Long Term Indians Might Lose Faith in Cash and Turn Towards Gold -Ravinder Kaur, TheWire.in, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Prabhat Patnaik speaks in JNU on Demonetization, SFI JNU Unit, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot; title=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot; title=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot; title=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Note demonetisation: What of the women who hide cash to feed their children or to escape abuse? -Nishita Jha, Scroll.in, 12 November, 2016,please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demonetisationdamage greater than its benefits, says Kaushik Basu -Arup Roychoudhury,Business Standard, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Why govt&#039;s demonetisation move may fail to win the war against black money -Appu Esthose Suresh, Hindustan Times, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demonetisationleaves lakhs of tea, jute workers in Bengal, Northeast unpaid -Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Amitava Banerjee and Rahul Karmakar, HindustanTimes, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html&quot; 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	&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Right to Food activists demand for safeguards to reduce hardships of demonetisation&#039;,
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A press statement issued from the Right to Food Campaign on 27 December, 2016 says that the demonetisation of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination wreaked havoc on the livelihood security of the poor people. The labouring and toiling masses, who are mostly engaged in the informal sector, have been adversely affected due to the scrapping of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination since 9 November, 2016. It is because the unorganized sector is heavily cash-dependent and unbanked. &lt;br /&gt;
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Please &lt;a href=&quot;tinymce/uploaded/RTF%20demands%20demonetisation_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;RTF demands steps on demonetisation &quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access the press statement of the Right to Food Campaign on demonetisation, dated 27 December, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;
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Given the hardships faced by the poor, the marginalized, the farming community and the informal sector workers due to demonetisation, the Right to Food Campaign has made the following demands from the government: &lt;br /&gt;
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1. Immediate increase of the Centre&#039;s contribution to social security pensions for widows, the elderly and disabled persons (under the National Social Assistance Programme) from Rs. 200/- per month to Rs. 1,000/- per month.&lt;br /&gt;
2. Immediate implementation of National Food Security Act provisions for universal maternity entitlements (Rs. 6,000/- per child).&lt;br /&gt;
3. Immediate central assistance for the inclusion of milk, eggs and fruits in school mid-day meals and ICDS.&lt;br /&gt;
3. Immediate increase in the annual MGNREGA budget to Rs. 60,000 crores, with effect from 2016-17.&lt;br /&gt;
4. Immediate compensation for all families of victims of demonetization-related deaths.&lt;br /&gt;
5. Immediate reversal of all recent reductions in social spending by the central government, as a share of GDP.&lt;br /&gt;
6. Full disclosure of how, when, why and by whom the decision was made to demonetize. &lt;br /&gt;
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Cash shortages have not only prompted closing down of factories thereby snowballing recession, it has even become difficult for pensioners and MGNREGA workers to get their meagre pensions and wages on time, says the Right to Food Campaign press statement. Instead of flushing out black money from the system, the demonetisation drive has actually reinforced money laundering activities. The government has changed the goalposts behind demonetisation time and again ever since the measure was undertaken on 8 November, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;
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Although the initial objectives behind demonetisation drive have been to curb black money, eradicate fake currency and end terrorism, the government is now presenting demonetization as a step towards a &amp;quot;cashless economy&amp;quot;, says the press statement.&lt;br /&gt;
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It must be noted that eminent citizens issued a statement on 15 November, 2016 that said that demonetisation will not eliminate black money. Please &lt;a href=&quot;tinymce/uploaded/Citizens%20statement%20on%20demonetisation%20dated%2015%20Nov%202016_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;Citizens statement on demonetisation dated 15 Nov 2016&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access the citizens&amp;rsquo; statement on demonetisation, dated 15 November, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;The Inclusive Media for Change team has put together the following links and urls of recent news reports, opinions, analyses and interviews on demonetisation, which could be useful to researchers, general readers and media persons: &lt;br /&gt;
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Press release: Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes: RBI Notice, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot; title=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;br /&gt;
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Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes - Related Links, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot; title=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Motive behind demonetisation is justifiable but there may be collateral damage, Newsalert from Inclusive Media for Change, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../news-alerts/motive-behind-demonetisation-is-justifiable-but-there-may-be-collateral-damage-4680546.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; 
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Poor swiped out in choice-less, not cash-less, society -Aruna Roy and Nikhil Dey, The Indian Express, 30 December 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/poor-swiped-out-in-choice-less-not-cash-less-society-aruna-roy-and-nikhil-dey-4680917.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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Stories of notebandi -Satish Deshpande, The Hindu, 29 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/stories-of-notebandi-satish-deshpande-4680908.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access 
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Why it&#039;s barter or cash in this &#039;cashless&#039; Ambala village -Vinod Kumar, The Indian Express, 29 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/why-it039s-barter-or-cash-in-this-039cashless039-ambala-village-vinod-kumar-4680907.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Cabinet clears ordinance to punish people holding banned notes beyond deadline -Suchetana Ray, Hindustan Times, 28 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-clears-ordinance-to-punish-people-holding-banned-notes-beyond-deadline/story-QwwN1lGHU9NuhJP2ntalmM.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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90% of scrapped notes back in system, big dividend unlikely, The Times 
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The pursuit of unreason -Prabhat Patnaik, The Telegraph, 28 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/the-pursuit-of-unreason-prabhat-patnaik-4680900.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access 
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Distress among Paddy Farmers in a Village of Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh): Pre &amp;amp; Post Demonetisation -Santosh Verma, Vikalp, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/distress-among-paddy-farmers-in-a-village-of-azamgarh-uttar-pradesh-pre-post-demonetisation-santosh-verma-4680899.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Information Commission Claims It Doesn&#039;t Have Time to Answer RTI Requests -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/information-commission-claims-it-doesn039t-have-time-to-answer-rti-requests-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680898.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access
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The mother of all disruptions -Jean Dreze, The Hindu, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/the-mother-of-all-disruptions-jean-dreze-4680889.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Farmers forced to dump their produce as note ban turns bumper crop worthless - Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Brajendra K Parashar, Punya Priya Mitra &amp;amp; Manoj Ahuja, Hindustan Times, 26 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/farmers-forced-to-dump-their-produce-as-note-ban-turns-bumper-crop-worthless-srinivasa-rao-apparasu-brajendra-k-parashar-punya-priya-mitra-manoj-ahuja-4680893.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access
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Why demonetisation is a disaster - detailed analysis of RBI data -James Wilson, TheNewsMinute.com, 26 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/why-demonetisation-is-a-disaster-detailed-analysis-of-rbi-data-james-wilson-4680892.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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RBI Rejects RTI Request for Minutes of Demonetisation Decision -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/rbi-rejects-rti-request-for-minutes-of-demonetisation-decision-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680880.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;Ruined&#039;: Farmers hit as vegetable prices come crashing down after demonetisation -Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/039ruined039-farmers-hit-as-vegetable-prices-come-crashing-down-after-demonetisation-chetan-chauhan-4680878.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Gwalior farmers pay kids&#039; school fees in paddy -Deshdeep Saxena, The Times of India, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/gwalior-farmers-pay-kids039-school-fees-in-paddy-deshdeep-saxena-4680875.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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For jute industry in Bengal, it&#039;s a clicks-and-mortar weave now -Shiv Sahay Singh, The Hindu, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/for-jute-industry-in-bengal-it039s-a-clicks-and-mortar-weave-now-shiv-sahay-singh-4680873.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Two BJP state govts commissioned note ban research months before Nov 8 -Nitin Sethi &amp;amp; Ishan Bakshi, Business Standard, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/two-bjp-state-govts-commissioned-note-ban-research-months-before-nov-8-nitin-sethi-ishan-bakshi-4680879.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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RBI says ban on Rs 1000, Rs 500 notes proposed hours before PM&#039;s speech -Aloke Tikku, Hindustan Times, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/rbi-says-ban-on-rs-1000-rs-500-notes-proposed-hours-before-pms-speech-aloke-tikku-4680871.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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This government&#039;s modus operandi is constant distraction -Pratap Bhanu Mehta, The Indian Express, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/this-government039s-modus-operandi-is-constant-distraction-pratap-bhanu-mehta-4680870.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Demonetisation effect: Cash-starved anganwadis struggle to feed children -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/demonetisation-effect-cash-starved-anganwadis-struggle-to-feed-children-subodh-varma-4680869.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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Parliamentary panel hears adverse views on demonetisation -Dilasha Seth &amp;amp; Amit Agnihotri, Business Standard, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/parliamentary-panel-hears-adverse-views-on-demonetisation-dilasha-seth-amit-agnihotri-4680864.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Demonetisation: Was RBI given enough time to discuss note ban, Manmohan Singh asks House panel -Anand Mishra, The Indian Express, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/demonetisation-was-rbi-given-enough-time-to-discuss-note-ban-manmohan-singh-asks-house-panel-4440952/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Cash crunch proves a hot potato for these farmers -Vikas Vasudeva, The Hindu, 22 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/cash-crunch-proves-a-hot-potato-for-these-farmers-vikas-vasudeva-4680859.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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40% contractual staff jobless in Noida, The Times of India, 21 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/40-contractual-staff-jobless-in-noida-4680851.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Handlooms fall silent in Varanasi, $1 trillion hidden economy stalled, The Indian Express, 20 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/handlooms-fall-silent-in-varanasi-1-trillion-hidden-economy-stalled-4680842.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Dialectics Of Authoritarianism: Transition From The People To The Leader -Prabhat Patnaik, The Citizen, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/dialectics-of-authoritarianism-transition-from-the-people-to-the-leader-prabhat-patnaik-4680840.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Odisha farmers go back to barter of labour practice post demonetisation, The New Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/odisha-farmers-go-back-to-barter-of-labour-practice-post-demonetisation-4680845.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Things are getting worse: Vegetable vendors counting losses -Manas Mitul, The Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/things-are-getting-worse-vegetable-vendors-counting-losses-manas-mitul-4680838.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Three reasons why a cashless society would be a disaster -Amit Varma, The Times of India, 18 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/three-reasons-why-a-cashless-society-would-be-a-disaster-amit-varma-4680826.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;br /&gt;
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Demonetisation and digital transactions will never stop corruption in India. Here&#039;s why -Manoj Gairola, The Economic Times, 17 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/demonetisation-and-digital-transactions-will-never-stop-corruption-in-india-here039s-why-manoj-gairola-4680817.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Farm labour barter beats cash crunch -Manoj Kar, The Telegraph, 17 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/farm-labour-barter-beats-cash-crunch-manoj-kar-4680828.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access 
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No estimation of black money either before or after Nov 8: Arun Jaitley, The Indian Express, 16 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/no-estimation-of-black-money-either-before-or-after-nov-8-arun-jaitley-4680816.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Centre disputes RBI&#039;s deposit count, The Hindu, 15 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/centre-disputes-rbi039s-deposit-count-4680809.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access 
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BharatNet project: Ground work ready, connectivity not so much -Pranav Mukul, The Indian Express, 14 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/bharatnet-project-ground-work-ready-connectivity-not-so-much-pranav-mukul-4680789.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Cashless bliss? Tea belt deflates dream -Avijit Sinha &amp;amp; Anirban Choudhury, The Telegraph, 13 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/cashless-bliss-tea-belt-deflates-dream-avijit-sinha-anirban-choudhury-4680785.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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MGNREGA hires plummet by 23 per cent in notebandi November -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 13 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/mgnrega-hires-plummet-by-23-per-cent-in-notebandi-november-subodh-varma-4680778.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;My business will be finished&#039;: Cash crunch hits farmers in Punjab -Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/039my-business-will-be-finished039-cash-crunch-hits-farmers-in-punjab-gurpreet-singh-nibber-4680779.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Plight of the migrants: Jobless labourers return home after demonetisation, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/plight-of-the-migrants-jobless-labourers-return-home-after-demonetisation-4680793.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read more &lt;br /&gt;
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45,000 workers lose jobs in F&#039;bad units -Bijendra Ahlawat, The Tribune, 9 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/45000-workers-lose-jobs-in-f039bad-units-bijendra-ahlawat-4680774.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Agri dept stops selling wheat seed to farmers, sowing falls by 82% -Harveer Dabas, The Times of India, 4 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/agri-dept-stops-selling-wheat-seed-to-farmers-sowing-falls-by-82-harveer-dabas-4680770.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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The Political Economy of Demonetising High Value 
Notes -Jayati Ghosh, The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, 14
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Shock and oh damn -Pronab Sen, Ideas for India, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot; title=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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In the Long Term Indians Might Lose Faith in Cash and Turn Towards Gold -Ravinder Kaur, TheWire.in, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &amp;nbsp;
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Prabhat Patnaik speaks in JNU on Demonetization, SFI JNU Unit, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot; title=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access 
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Note demonetisation: What of the women who hide cash to feed their 
children or to escape abuse? -Nishita Jha, Scroll.in, 12 November, 2016,
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Demonetisation
damage greater than its benefits, says Kaushik Basu -Arup Roychoudhury,
Business Standard, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access
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Why govt&#039;s demonetisation move may fail to win the war against black 
money -Appu Esthose Suresh, Hindustan Times, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Demonetisation
leaves lakhs of tea, jute workers in Bengal, Northeast unpaid 
-Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Amitava Banerjee and Rahul Karmakar, Hindustan
Times, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Show me the money -Ila Patnaik, The Indian Express, 11 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Modi&#039;s &#039;surgical strike&#039; won&#039;t make a big difference to black money -TT Ram Mohan, Business Standard, 10 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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In
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Demonetization: Witless and Anti-People -Prabhat Patnaik, TheCitizen.in, 9 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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Utsa Patnaik, professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, interviewed by TK Rajalakshmi, Frontline.in, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/utsa-patnaik-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-tk-rajalakshmi-4680746.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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R Nagaraj, an economist and currently a professor at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research in Mumbai, interviewed by Kedar Nagarajan (Caravan Magazine), Caravan Magazine, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/r-nagaraj-an-economist-and-currently-a-professor-at-the-indira-gandhi-institute-of-development-research-in-mumbai-interviewed-by-kedar-nagarajan-caravan-magazine-4680772.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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M Govinda Rao, ex-Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2003-13), interviewed by S Rajendran, The Hindu, 22 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/m-govinda-rao-ex-director-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-2003-13-interviewed-by-s-rajendran-the-hindu-4680658.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Jean Dreze, economist and a leading advocate of welfare policies, interviewed by Vasudha Venugopal, The Economic Times, 22 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/jean-dreze-economist-and-a-leading-advocate-of-welfare-policies-interviewed-by-vasudha-venugopal-the-economic-times-4680624.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Abhijit Sen, economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, interviewed by Lola Nayar, Outlook, 21 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-lola-nayar-4680555.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Dr. Kavita Rao, professor at National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), interviewed by Supriya Sharma, Scroll.in, 19 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/dr-kavita-rao-professor-at-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-nipfp-interviewed-by-supriya-sharma-scroll-in-4680605.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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KC Chakrabarty, ex-deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), interviewed by Manojit Saha, The Hindu, 18 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/kc-chakrabarty-ex-deputy-governor-of-reserve-bank-of-india-rbi-interviewed-by-manojit-saha-the-hindu-4680615.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Prof. Abhijit Sen, economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, interviewed by the ET, The Economic Times, 17 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/prof-abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-the-economic-times-4680595.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Prabhat Patnaik, economist and professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, interviewed by Jahnavi Sen, TheWire.in, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/prabhat-patnaik-economist-and-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-jahnavi-sen-4680535.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access
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A press statement issued from the Right to Food Campaign on 27 December, 2016 says that the demonetisation of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination wreaked havoc on the livelihood security of the poor people. The...&#039;
$disp = &#039;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;A press statement issued from the Right to Food Campaign on 27 December, 2016 says that the demonetisation of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination wreaked havoc on the livelihood security of the poor people. The labouring and toiling masses, who are mostly engaged in the informal sector, have been adversely affected due to the scrapping of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination since 9 November, 2016. It is because the unorganized sector is heavily cash-dependent and unbanked. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/RTF%20demands%20demonetisation_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;RTF demands steps on demonetisation &quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/RTF%20demands%20demonetisation_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;RTF demands steps on demonetisation &quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access the press statement of the Right to Food Campaign on demonetisation, dated 27 December, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Given the hardships faced by the poor, the marginalized, the farming community and the informal sector workers due to demonetisation, the Right to Food Campaign has made the following demands from the government: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Immediate increase of the Centre&#039;s contribution to social security pensions for widows, the elderly and disabled persons (under the National Social Assistance Programme) from Rs. 200/- per month to Rs. 1,000/- per month.&lt;br /&gt;2. Immediate implementation of National Food Security Act provisions for universal maternity entitlements (Rs. 6,000/- per child).&lt;br /&gt;3. Immediate central assistance for the inclusion of milk, eggs and fruits in school mid-day meals and ICDS.&lt;br /&gt;3. Immediate increase in the annual MGNREGA budget to Rs. 60,000 crores, with effect from 2016-17.&lt;br /&gt;4. Immediate compensation for all families of victims of demonetization-related deaths.&lt;br /&gt;5. Immediate reversal of all recent reductions in social spending by the central government, as a share of GDP.&lt;br /&gt;6. Full disclosure of how, when, why and by whom the decision was made to demonetize. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cash shortages have not only prompted closing down of factories thereby snowballing recession, it has even become difficult for pensioners and MGNREGA workers to get their meagre pensions and wages on time, says the Right to Food Campaign press statement. Instead of flushing out black money from the system, the demonetisation drive has actually reinforced money laundering activities. The government has changed the goalposts behind demonetisation time and again ever since the measure was undertaken on 8 November, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although the initial objectives behind demonetisation drive have been to curb black money, eradicate fake currency and end terrorism, the government is now presenting demonetization as a step towards a &amp;quot;cashless economy&amp;quot;, says the press statement.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Vegetable%20vendor.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Vegetable vendor&quot; width=&quot;258&quot; height=&quot;344&quot; /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;A vegetable vendor accepting payment via the digital wallet PayTM at Sukra Bazaar (i.e. friday market) in Kaushambi, Ghaziabad (U.P.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;It must be noted that eminent citizens issued a statement on 15 November, 2016 that said that demonetisation will not eliminate black money. Please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Citizens%20statement%20on%20demonetisation%20dated%2015%20Nov%202016_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;Citizens statement on demonetisation dated 15 Nov 2016&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Citizens%20statement%20on%20demonetisation%20dated%2015%20Nov%202016_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;Citizens statement on demonetisation dated 15 Nov 2016&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access the citizens&amp;rsquo; statement on demonetisation, dated 15 November, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Inclusive Media for Change team has put together the following links and urls of recent news reports, opinions, analyses and interviews on demonetisation, which could be useful to researchers, general readers and media persons: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Press release: Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes: RBI Notice, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot; title=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot; title=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot; title=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes - Related Links, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot; title=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot; title=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot; title=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Motive behind demonetisation is justifiable but there may be collateral damage, Newsalert from Inclusive Media for Change, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/news-alerts/motive-behind-demonetisation-is-justifiable-but-there-may-be-collateral-damage-4680546.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/news-alerts/motive-behind-demonetisation-is-justifiable-but-there-may-be-collateral-damage-4680546.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Poor swiped out in choice-less, not cash-less, society -Aruna Roy and Nikhil Dey, The Indian Express, 30 December 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/poor-swiped-out-in-choice-less-not-cash-less-society-aruna-roy-and-nikhil-dey-4680917.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/poor-swiped-out-in-choice-less-not-cash-less-society-aruna-roy-and-nikhil-dey-4680917.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Stories of notebandi -Satish Deshpande, The Hindu, 29 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/stories-of-notebandi-satish-deshpande-4680908.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/stories-of-notebandi-satish-deshpande-4680908.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why it&#039;s barter or cash in this &#039;cashless&#039; Ambala village -Vinod Kumar, The Indian Express, 29 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-it039s-barter-or-cash-in-this-039cashless039-ambala-village-vinod-kumar-4680907.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-it039s-barter-or-cash-in-this-039cashless039-ambala-village-vinod-kumar-4680907.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cabinet clears ordinance to punish people holding banned notes beyond deadline -Suchetana Ray, Hindustan Times, 28 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-clears-ordinance-to-punish-people-holding-banned-notes-beyond-deadline/story-QwwN1lGHU9NuhJP2ntalmM.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-clears-ordinance-to-punish-people-holding-banned-notes-beyond-deadline/story-QwwN1lGHU9NuhJP2ntalmM.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;90% of scrapped notes back in system, big dividend unlikely, The Times of India, 28 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/90-of-scrapped-notes-back-in-system-big-dividend-unlikely-4680897.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/90-of-scrapped-notes-back-in-system-big-dividend-unlikely-4680897.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The pursuit of unreason -Prabhat Patnaik, The Telegraph, 28 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-pursuit-of-unreason-prabhat-patnaik-4680900.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-pursuit-of-unreason-prabhat-patnaik-4680900.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Distress among Paddy Farmers in a Village of Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh): Pre &amp;amp; Post Demonetisation -Santosh Verma, Vikalp, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/distress-among-paddy-farmers-in-a-village-of-azamgarh-uttar-pradesh-pre-post-demonetisation-santosh-verma-4680899.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/distress-among-paddy-farmers-in-a-village-of-azamgarh-uttar-pradesh-pre-post-demonetisation-santosh-verma-4680899.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Information Commission Claims It Doesn&#039;t Have Time to Answer RTI Requests -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/information-commission-claims-it-doesn039t-have-time-to-answer-rti-requests-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680898.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/information-commission-claims-it-doesn039t-have-time-to-answer-rti-requests-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680898.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The mother of all disruptions -Jean Dreze, The Hindu, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-mother-of-all-disruptions-jean-dreze-4680889.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-mother-of-all-disruptions-jean-dreze-4680889.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Farmers forced to dump their produce as note ban turns bumper crop worthless - Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Brajendra K Parashar, Punya Priya Mitra &amp;amp; Manoj Ahuja, Hindustan Times, 26 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farmers-forced-to-dump-their-produce-as-note-ban-turns-bumper-crop-worthless-srinivasa-rao-apparasu-brajendra-k-parashar-punya-priya-mitra-manoj-ahuja-4680893.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farmers-forced-to-dump-their-produce-as-note-ban-turns-bumper-crop-worthless-srinivasa-rao-apparasu-brajendra-k-parashar-punya-priya-mitra-manoj-ahuja-4680893.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why demonetisation is a disaster - detailed analysis of RBI data -James Wilson, TheNewsMinute.com, 26 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-demonetisation-is-a-disaster-detailed-analysis-of-rbi-data-james-wilson-4680892.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-demonetisation-is-a-disaster-detailed-analysis-of-rbi-data-james-wilson-4680892.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;RBI Rejects RTI Request for Minutes of Demonetisation Decision -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-rejects-rti-request-for-minutes-of-demonetisation-decision-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680880.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-rejects-rti-request-for-minutes-of-demonetisation-decision-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680880.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#039;Ruined&#039;: Farmers hit as vegetable prices come crashing down after demonetisation -Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039ruined039-farmers-hit-as-vegetable-prices-come-crashing-down-after-demonetisation-chetan-chauhan-4680878.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039ruined039-farmers-hit-as-vegetable-prices-come-crashing-down-after-demonetisation-chetan-chauhan-4680878.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwalior farmers pay kids&#039; school fees in paddy -Deshdeep Saxena, The Times of India, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/gwalior-farmers-pay-kids039-school-fees-in-paddy-deshdeep-saxena-4680875.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/gwalior-farmers-pay-kids039-school-fees-in-paddy-deshdeep-saxena-4680875.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For jute industry in Bengal, it&#039;s a clicks-and-mortar weave now -Shiv Sahay Singh, The Hindu, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/for-jute-industry-in-bengal-it039s-a-clicks-and-mortar-weave-now-shiv-sahay-singh-4680873.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/for-jute-industry-in-bengal-it039s-a-clicks-and-mortar-weave-now-shiv-sahay-singh-4680873.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Two BJP state govts commissioned note ban research months before Nov 8 -Nitin Sethi &amp;amp; Ishan Bakshi, Business Standard, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/two-bjp-state-govts-commissioned-note-ban-research-months-before-nov-8-nitin-sethi-ishan-bakshi-4680879.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/two-bjp-state-govts-commissioned-note-ban-research-months-before-nov-8-nitin-sethi-ishan-bakshi-4680879.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;RBI says ban on Rs 1000, Rs 500 notes proposed hours before PM&#039;s speech -Aloke Tikku, Hindustan Times, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-says-ban-on-rs-1000-rs-500-notes-proposed-hours-before-pms-speech-aloke-tikku-4680871.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-says-ban-on-rs-1000-rs-500-notes-proposed-hours-before-pms-speech-aloke-tikku-4680871.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This government&#039;s modus operandi is constant distraction -Pratap Bhanu Mehta, The Indian Express, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/this-government039s-modus-operandi-is-constant-distraction-pratap-bhanu-mehta-4680870.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/this-government039s-modus-operandi-is-constant-distraction-pratap-bhanu-mehta-4680870.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demonetisation effect: Cash-starved anganwadis struggle to feed children -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-effect-cash-starved-anganwadis-struggle-to-feed-children-subodh-varma-4680869.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-effect-cash-starved-anganwadis-struggle-to-feed-children-subodh-varma-4680869.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Parliamentary panel hears adverse views on demonetisation -Dilasha Seth &amp;amp; Amit Agnihotri, Business Standard, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/parliamentary-panel-hears-adverse-views-on-demonetisation-dilasha-seth-amit-agnihotri-4680864.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/parliamentary-panel-hears-adverse-views-on-demonetisation-dilasha-seth-amit-agnihotri-4680864.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demonetisation: Was RBI given enough time to discuss note ban, Manmohan Singh asks House panel -Anand Mishra, The Indian Express, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/demonetisation-was-rbi-given-enough-time-to-discuss-note-ban-manmohan-singh-asks-house-panel-4440952/&quot; title=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/demonetisation-was-rbi-given-enough-time-to-discuss-note-ban-manmohan-singh-asks-house-panel-4440952/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cash crunch proves a hot potato for these farmers -Vikas Vasudeva, The Hindu, 22 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cash-crunch-proves-a-hot-potato-for-these-farmers-vikas-vasudeva-4680859.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cash-crunch-proves-a-hot-potato-for-these-farmers-vikas-vasudeva-4680859.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;40% contractual staff jobless in Noida, The Times of India, 21 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/40-contractual-staff-jobless-in-noida-4680851.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/40-contractual-staff-jobless-in-noida-4680851.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Handlooms fall silent in Varanasi, $1 trillion hidden economy stalled, The Indian Express, 20 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/handlooms-fall-silent-in-varanasi-1-trillion-hidden-economy-stalled-4680842.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/handlooms-fall-silent-in-varanasi-1-trillion-hidden-economy-stalled-4680842.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dialectics Of Authoritarianism: Transition From The People To The Leader -Prabhat Patnaik, The Citizen, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/dialectics-of-authoritarianism-transition-from-the-people-to-the-leader-prabhat-patnaik-4680840.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/dialectics-of-authoritarianism-transition-from-the-people-to-the-leader-prabhat-patnaik-4680840.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Odisha farmers go back to barter of labour practice post demonetisation, The New Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/odisha-farmers-go-back-to-barter-of-labour-practice-post-demonetisation-4680845.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/odisha-farmers-go-back-to-barter-of-labour-practice-post-demonetisation-4680845.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Things are getting worse: Vegetable vendors counting losses -Manas Mitul, The Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/things-are-getting-worse-vegetable-vendors-counting-losses-manas-mitul-4680838.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/things-are-getting-worse-vegetable-vendors-counting-losses-manas-mitul-4680838.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Three reasons why a cashless society would be a disaster -Amit Varma, The Times of India, 18 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/three-reasons-why-a-cashless-society-would-be-a-disaster-amit-varma-4680826.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/three-reasons-why-a-cashless-society-would-be-a-disaster-amit-varma-4680826.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demonetisation and digital transactions will never stop corruption in India. Here&#039;s why -Manoj Gairola, The Economic Times, 17 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-and-digital-transactions-will-never-stop-corruption-in-india-here039s-why-manoj-gairola-4680817.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-and-digital-transactions-will-never-stop-corruption-in-india-here039s-why-manoj-gairola-4680817.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Farm labour barter beats cash crunch -Manoj Kar, The Telegraph, 17 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farm-labour-barter-beats-cash-crunch-manoj-kar-4680828.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farm-labour-barter-beats-cash-crunch-manoj-kar-4680828.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No estimation of black money either before or after Nov 8: Arun Jaitley, The Indian Express, 16 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/no-estimation-of-black-money-either-before-or-after-nov-8-arun-jaitley-4680816.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/no-estimation-of-black-money-either-before-or-after-nov-8-arun-jaitley-4680816.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Centre disputes RBI&#039;s deposit count, The Hindu, 15 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/centre-disputes-rbi039s-deposit-count-4680809.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/centre-disputes-rbi039s-deposit-count-4680809.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BharatNet project: Ground work ready, connectivity not so much -Pranav Mukul, The Indian Express, 14 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/bharatnet-project-ground-work-ready-connectivity-not-so-much-pranav-mukul-4680789.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/bharatnet-project-ground-work-ready-connectivity-not-so-much-pranav-mukul-4680789.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cashless bliss? Tea belt deflates dream -Avijit Sinha &amp;amp; Anirban Choudhury, The Telegraph, 13 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cashless-bliss-tea-belt-deflates-dream-avijit-sinha-anirban-choudhury-4680785.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cashless-bliss-tea-belt-deflates-dream-avijit-sinha-anirban-choudhury-4680785.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MGNREGA hires plummet by 23 per cent in notebandi November -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 13 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/mgnrega-hires-plummet-by-23-per-cent-in-notebandi-november-subodh-varma-4680778.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/mgnrega-hires-plummet-by-23-per-cent-in-notebandi-november-subodh-varma-4680778.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#039;My business will be finished&#039;: Cash crunch hits farmers in Punjab -Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039my-business-will-be-finished039-cash-crunch-hits-farmers-in-punjab-gurpreet-singh-nibber-4680779.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039my-business-will-be-finished039-cash-crunch-hits-farmers-in-punjab-gurpreet-singh-nibber-4680779.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Plight of the migrants: Jobless labourers return home after demonetisation, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/plight-of-the-migrants-jobless-labourers-return-home-after-demonetisation-4680793.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/plight-of-the-migrants-jobless-labourers-return-home-after-demonetisation-4680793.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read more &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;45,000 workers lose jobs in F&#039;bad units -Bijendra Ahlawat, The Tribune, 9 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/45000-workers-lose-jobs-in-f039bad-units-bijendra-ahlawat-4680774.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/45000-workers-lose-jobs-in-f039bad-units-bijendra-ahlawat-4680774.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agri dept stops selling wheat seed to farmers, sowing falls by 82% -Harveer Dabas, The Times of India, 4 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/agri-dept-stops-selling-wheat-seed-to-farmers-sowing-falls-by-82-harveer-dabas-4680770.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/agri-dept-stops-selling-wheat-seed-to-farmers-sowing-falls-by-82-harveer-dabas-4680770.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The Political Economy of Demonetising High Value Notes -Jayati Ghosh, The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, 14November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece&quot; title=&quot;http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece&quot; title=&quot;http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece&quot; title=&quot;http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Shock and oh damn -Pronab Sen, Ideas for India, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot; title=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot; title=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot; title=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;In the Long Term Indians Might Lose Faith in Cash and Turn Towards Gold -Ravinder Kaur, TheWire.in, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Prabhat Patnaik speaks in JNU on Demonetization, SFI JNU Unit, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot; title=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot; title=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot; title=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Note demonetisation: What of the women who hide cash to feed their children or to escape abuse? -Nishita Jha, Scroll.in, 12 November, 2016,please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demonetisationdamage greater than its benefits, says Kaushik Basu -Arup Roychoudhury,Business Standard, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Why govt&#039;s demonetisation move may fail to win the war against black money -Appu Esthose Suresh, Hindustan Times, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demonetisationleaves lakhs of tea, jute workers in Bengal, Northeast unpaid -Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Amitava Banerjee and Rahul Karmakar, HindustanTimes, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Show me the money -Ila Patnaik, The Indian Express, 11 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Modi&#039;s &#039;surgical strike&#039; won&#039;t make a big difference to black money -TT Ram Mohan, Business Standard, 10 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;Inone stroke, demonetisation has shaken the trust our monetary system is based on -Devangshu Datta, Scroll.in, 9 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Demonetization: Witless and Anti-People -Prabhat Patnaik, TheCitizen.in, 9 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Interviews&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Utsa Patnaik, professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, interviewed by TK Rajalakshmi, Frontline.in, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/interviews/utsa-patnaik-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-tk-rajalakshmi-4680746.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/interviews/utsa-patnaik-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-tk-rajalakshmi-4680746.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;R Nagaraj, an economist and currently a professor at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research in Mumbai, interviewed by Kedar Nagarajan (Caravan Magazine), Caravan Magazine, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/interviews/r-nagaraj-an-economist-and-currently-a-professor-at-the-indira-gandhi-institute-of-development-research-in-mumbai-interviewed-by-kedar-nagarajan-caravan-magazine-4680772.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/interviews/r-nagaraj-an-economist-and-currently-a-professor-at-the-indira-gandhi-institute-of-development-research-in-mumbai-interviewed-by-kedar-nagarajan-caravan-magazine-4680772.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;M Govinda Rao, ex-Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2003-13), interviewed by S Rajendran, The Hindu, 22 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/interviews/m-govinda-rao-ex-director-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-2003-13-interviewed-by-s-rajendran-the-hindu-4680658.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/interviews/m-govinda-rao-ex-director-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-2003-13-interviewed-by-s-rajendran-the-hindu-4680658.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jean Dreze, economist and a leading advocate of welfare policies, interviewed by Vasudha Venugopal, The Economic Times, 22 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/interviews/jean-dreze-economist-and-a-leading-advocate-of-welfare-policies-interviewed-by-vasudha-venugopal-the-economic-times-4680624.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/interviews/jean-dreze-economist-and-a-leading-advocate-of-welfare-policies-interviewed-by-vasudha-venugopal-the-economic-times-4680624.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Abhijit Sen, economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, interviewed by Lola Nayar, Outlook, 21 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/interviews/abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-lola-nayar-4680555.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/interviews/abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-lola-nayar-4680555.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dr. Kavita Rao, professor at National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), interviewed by Supriya Sharma, Scroll.in, 19 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/interviews/dr-kavita-rao-professor-at-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-nipfp-interviewed-by-supriya-sharma-scroll-in-4680605.html&quot; 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                <br /><div align="justify">A press statement issued from the Right to Food Campaign on 27 December, 2016 says that the demonetisation of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination wreaked havoc on the livelihood security of the poor people. The labouring and toiling masses, who are mostly engaged in the informal sector, have been adversely affected due to the scrapping of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination since 9 November, 2016. It is because the unorganized sector is heavily cash-dependent and unbanked. <br /><br />Please <a href="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/RTF%20demands%20demonetisation_1.pdf" title="RTF demands steps on demonetisation " title="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/RTF%20demands%20demonetisation_1.pdf" title="RTF demands steps on demonetisation ">click here</a> to access the press statement of the Right to Food Campaign on demonetisation, dated 27 December, 2016. <br /><br />Given the hardships faced by the poor, the marginalized, the farming community and the informal sector workers due to demonetisation, the Right to Food Campaign has made the following demands from the government: <br /><br />1. Immediate increase of the Centre's contribution to social security pensions for widows, the elderly and disabled persons (under the National Social Assistance Programme) from Rs. 200/- per month to Rs. 1,000/- per month.<br />2. Immediate implementation of National Food Security Act provisions for universal maternity entitlements (Rs. 6,000/- per child).<br />3. Immediate central assistance for the inclusion of milk, eggs and fruits in school mid-day meals and ICDS.<br />3. Immediate increase in the annual MGNREGA budget to Rs. 60,000 crores, with effect from 2016-17.<br />4. Immediate compensation for all families of victims of demonetization-related deaths.<br />5. Immediate reversal of all recent reductions in social spending by the central government, as a share of GDP.<br />6. Full disclosure of how, when, why and by whom the decision was made to demonetize. <br /><br />Cash shortages have not only prompted closing down of factories thereby snowballing recession, it has even become difficult for pensioners and MGNREGA workers to get their meagre pensions and wages on time, says the Right to Food Campaign press statement. Instead of flushing out black money from the system, the demonetisation drive has actually reinforced money laundering activities. The government has changed the goalposts behind demonetisation time and again ever since the measure was undertaken on 8 November, 2016. <br /><br />Although the initial objectives behind demonetisation drive have been to curb black money, eradicate fake currency and end terrorism, the government is now presenting demonetization as a step towards a &quot;cashless economy&quot;, says the press statement.<br />&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify"><img src="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Vegetable%20vendor.jpg" alt="Vegetable vendor" width="258" height="344" /> <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify"><em>A vegetable vendor accepting payment via the digital wallet PayTM at Sukra Bazaar (i.e. friday market) in Kaushambi, Ghaziabad (U.P.)</em><br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div>It must be noted that eminent citizens issued a statement on 15 November, 2016 that said that demonetisation will not eliminate black money. Please <a href="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Citizens%20statement%20on%20demonetisation%20dated%2015%20Nov%202016_1.pdf" title="Citizens statement on demonetisation dated 15 Nov 2016" title="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Citizens%20statement%20on%20demonetisation%20dated%2015%20Nov%202016_1.pdf" title="Citizens statement on demonetisation dated 15 Nov 2016">click here</a> to access the citizens&rsquo; statement on demonetisation, dated 15 November, 2016. <br /><div align="justify"><br /><em>The Inclusive Media for Change team has put together the following links and urls of recent news reports, opinions, analyses and interviews on demonetisation, which could be useful to researchers, general readers and media persons: <br /></em></div><em></em><div align="justify"><em></em>&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Press release: Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes: RBI Notice, please <a href="https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520" title="https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520" title="https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520" title="https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520">click here</a> to access<br /><br />Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes - Related Links, please <a href="https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270" title="https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270" title="https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270" title="https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270">click here</a> to access <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Motive behind demonetisation is justifiable but there may be collateral damage, Newsalert from Inclusive Media for Change, 14 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/news-alerts/motive-behind-demonetisation-is-justifiable-but-there-may-be-collateral-damage-4680546.html" title="https://im4change.in/news-alerts/motive-behind-demonetisation-is-justifiable-but-there-may-be-collateral-damage-4680546.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; </div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Poor swiped out in choice-less, not cash-less, society -Aruna Roy and Nikhil Dey, The Indian Express, 30 December 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/poor-swiped-out-in-choice-less-not-cash-less-society-aruna-roy-and-nikhil-dey-4680917.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/poor-swiped-out-in-choice-less-not-cash-less-society-aruna-roy-and-nikhil-dey-4680917.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Stories of notebandi -Satish Deshpande, The Hindu, 29 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/stories-of-notebandi-satish-deshpande-4680908.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/stories-of-notebandi-satish-deshpande-4680908.html">click here</a> to access </div><div align="justify"><br />Why it's barter or cash in this 'cashless' Ambala village -Vinod Kumar, The Indian Express, 29 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-it039s-barter-or-cash-in-this-039cashless039-ambala-village-vinod-kumar-4680907.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-it039s-barter-or-cash-in-this-039cashless039-ambala-village-vinod-kumar-4680907.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Cabinet clears ordinance to punish people holding banned notes beyond deadline -Suchetana Ray, Hindustan Times, 28 December, 2016, please <a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-clears-ordinance-to-punish-people-holding-banned-notes-beyond-deadline/story-QwwN1lGHU9NuhJP2ntalmM.html" title="http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-clears-ordinance-to-punish-people-holding-banned-notes-beyond-deadline/story-QwwN1lGHU9NuhJP2ntalmM.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br /></div><div align="justify">90% of scrapped notes back in system, big dividend unlikely, The Times of India, 28 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/90-of-scrapped-notes-back-in-system-big-dividend-unlikely-4680897.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/90-of-scrapped-notes-back-in-system-big-dividend-unlikely-4680897.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">The pursuit of unreason -Prabhat Patnaik, The Telegraph, 28 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-pursuit-of-unreason-prabhat-patnaik-4680900.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-pursuit-of-unreason-prabhat-patnaik-4680900.html">click here</a> to access </div><div align="justify"><br />Distress among Paddy Farmers in a Village of Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh): Pre &amp; Post Demonetisation -Santosh Verma, Vikalp, 27 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/distress-among-paddy-farmers-in-a-village-of-azamgarh-uttar-pradesh-pre-post-demonetisation-santosh-verma-4680899.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/distress-among-paddy-farmers-in-a-village-of-azamgarh-uttar-pradesh-pre-post-demonetisation-santosh-verma-4680899.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Information Commission Claims It Doesn't Have Time to Answer RTI Requests -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 27 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/information-commission-claims-it-doesn039t-have-time-to-answer-rti-requests-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680898.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/information-commission-claims-it-doesn039t-have-time-to-answer-rti-requests-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680898.html">click here</a> to access</div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">The mother of all disruptions -Jean Dreze, The Hindu, 27 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-mother-of-all-disruptions-jean-dreze-4680889.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-mother-of-all-disruptions-jean-dreze-4680889.html">click here</a> to access <br />&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Farmers forced to dump their produce as note ban turns bumper crop worthless - Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Brajendra K Parashar, Punya Priya Mitra &amp; Manoj Ahuja, Hindustan Times, 26 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farmers-forced-to-dump-their-produce-as-note-ban-turns-bumper-crop-worthless-srinivasa-rao-apparasu-brajendra-k-parashar-punya-priya-mitra-manoj-ahuja-4680893.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farmers-forced-to-dump-their-produce-as-note-ban-turns-bumper-crop-worthless-srinivasa-rao-apparasu-brajendra-k-parashar-punya-priya-mitra-manoj-ahuja-4680893.html">click here</a> to access</div><div align="justify"><br />Why demonetisation is a disaster - detailed analysis of RBI data -James Wilson, TheNewsMinute.com, 26 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-demonetisation-is-a-disaster-detailed-analysis-of-rbi-data-james-wilson-4680892.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-demonetisation-is-a-disaster-detailed-analysis-of-rbi-data-james-wilson-4680892.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">RBI Rejects RTI Request for Minutes of Demonetisation Decision -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 25 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-rejects-rti-request-for-minutes-of-demonetisation-decision-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680880.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-rejects-rti-request-for-minutes-of-demonetisation-decision-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680880.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />'Ruined': Farmers hit as vegetable prices come crashing down after demonetisation -Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times, 25 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039ruined039-farmers-hit-as-vegetable-prices-come-crashing-down-after-demonetisation-chetan-chauhan-4680878.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039ruined039-farmers-hit-as-vegetable-prices-come-crashing-down-after-demonetisation-chetan-chauhan-4680878.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Gwalior farmers pay kids' school fees in paddy -Deshdeep Saxena, The Times of India, 25 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/gwalior-farmers-pay-kids039-school-fees-in-paddy-deshdeep-saxena-4680875.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/gwalior-farmers-pay-kids039-school-fees-in-paddy-deshdeep-saxena-4680875.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />For jute industry in Bengal, it's a clicks-and-mortar weave now -Shiv Sahay Singh, The Hindu, 25 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/for-jute-industry-in-bengal-it039s-a-clicks-and-mortar-weave-now-shiv-sahay-singh-4680873.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/for-jute-industry-in-bengal-it039s-a-clicks-and-mortar-weave-now-shiv-sahay-singh-4680873.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Two BJP state govts commissioned note ban research months before Nov 8 -Nitin Sethi &amp; Ishan Bakshi, Business Standard, 24 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/two-bjp-state-govts-commissioned-note-ban-research-months-before-nov-8-nitin-sethi-ishan-bakshi-4680879.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/two-bjp-state-govts-commissioned-note-ban-research-months-before-nov-8-nitin-sethi-ishan-bakshi-4680879.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />RBI says ban on Rs 1000, Rs 500 notes proposed hours before PM's speech -Aloke Tikku, Hindustan Times, 24 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-says-ban-on-rs-1000-rs-500-notes-proposed-hours-before-pms-speech-aloke-tikku-4680871.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-says-ban-on-rs-1000-rs-500-notes-proposed-hours-before-pms-speech-aloke-tikku-4680871.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />This government's modus operandi is constant distraction -Pratap Bhanu Mehta, The Indian Express, 24 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/this-government039s-modus-operandi-is-constant-distraction-pratap-bhanu-mehta-4680870.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/this-government039s-modus-operandi-is-constant-distraction-pratap-bhanu-mehta-4680870.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Demonetisation effect: Cash-starved anganwadis struggle to feed children -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 24 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-effect-cash-starved-anganwadis-struggle-to-feed-children-subodh-varma-4680869.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-effect-cash-starved-anganwadis-struggle-to-feed-children-subodh-varma-4680869.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Parliamentary panel hears adverse views on demonetisation -Dilasha Seth &amp; Amit Agnihotri, Business Standard, 23 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/parliamentary-panel-hears-adverse-views-on-demonetisation-dilasha-seth-amit-agnihotri-4680864.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/parliamentary-panel-hears-adverse-views-on-demonetisation-dilasha-seth-amit-agnihotri-4680864.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Demonetisation: Was RBI given enough time to discuss note ban, Manmohan Singh asks House panel -Anand Mishra, The Indian Express, 23 December, 2016, please <a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/demonetisation-was-rbi-given-enough-time-to-discuss-note-ban-manmohan-singh-asks-house-panel-4440952/" title="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/demonetisation-was-rbi-given-enough-time-to-discuss-note-ban-manmohan-singh-asks-house-panel-4440952/">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Cash crunch proves a hot potato for these farmers -Vikas Vasudeva, The Hindu, 22 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cash-crunch-proves-a-hot-potato-for-these-farmers-vikas-vasudeva-4680859.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cash-crunch-proves-a-hot-potato-for-these-farmers-vikas-vasudeva-4680859.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />40% contractual staff jobless in Noida, The Times of India, 21 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/40-contractual-staff-jobless-in-noida-4680851.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/40-contractual-staff-jobless-in-noida-4680851.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Handlooms fall silent in Varanasi, $1 trillion hidden economy stalled, The Indian Express, 20 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/handlooms-fall-silent-in-varanasi-1-trillion-hidden-economy-stalled-4680842.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/handlooms-fall-silent-in-varanasi-1-trillion-hidden-economy-stalled-4680842.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Dialectics Of Authoritarianism: Transition From The People To The Leader -Prabhat Patnaik, The Citizen, 19 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/dialectics-of-authoritarianism-transition-from-the-people-to-the-leader-prabhat-patnaik-4680840.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/dialectics-of-authoritarianism-transition-from-the-people-to-the-leader-prabhat-patnaik-4680840.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Odisha farmers go back to barter of labour practice post demonetisation, The New Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/odisha-farmers-go-back-to-barter-of-labour-practice-post-demonetisation-4680845.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/odisha-farmers-go-back-to-barter-of-labour-practice-post-demonetisation-4680845.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Things are getting worse: Vegetable vendors counting losses -Manas Mitul, The Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/things-are-getting-worse-vegetable-vendors-counting-losses-manas-mitul-4680838.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/things-are-getting-worse-vegetable-vendors-counting-losses-manas-mitul-4680838.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Three reasons why a cashless society would be a disaster -Amit Varma, The Times of India, 18 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/three-reasons-why-a-cashless-society-would-be-a-disaster-amit-varma-4680826.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/three-reasons-why-a-cashless-society-would-be-a-disaster-amit-varma-4680826.html">click here</a> to access<br /><br />Demonetisation and digital transactions will never stop corruption in India. Here's why -Manoj Gairola, The Economic Times, 17 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-and-digital-transactions-will-never-stop-corruption-in-india-here039s-why-manoj-gairola-4680817.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-and-digital-transactions-will-never-stop-corruption-in-india-here039s-why-manoj-gairola-4680817.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Farm labour barter beats cash crunch -Manoj Kar, The Telegraph, 17 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farm-labour-barter-beats-cash-crunch-manoj-kar-4680828.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farm-labour-barter-beats-cash-crunch-manoj-kar-4680828.html">click here</a> to access </div><div align="justify"><br />No estimation of black money either before or after Nov 8: Arun Jaitley, The Indian Express, 16 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/no-estimation-of-black-money-either-before-or-after-nov-8-arun-jaitley-4680816.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/no-estimation-of-black-money-either-before-or-after-nov-8-arun-jaitley-4680816.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Centre disputes RBI's deposit count, The Hindu, 15 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/centre-disputes-rbi039s-deposit-count-4680809.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/centre-disputes-rbi039s-deposit-count-4680809.html">click here</a> to access </div><div align="justify"><br />BharatNet project: Ground work ready, connectivity not so much -Pranav Mukul, The Indian Express, 14 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/bharatnet-project-ground-work-ready-connectivity-not-so-much-pranav-mukul-4680789.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/bharatnet-project-ground-work-ready-connectivity-not-so-much-pranav-mukul-4680789.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Cashless bliss? Tea belt deflates dream -Avijit Sinha &amp; Anirban Choudhury, The Telegraph, 13 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cashless-bliss-tea-belt-deflates-dream-avijit-sinha-anirban-choudhury-4680785.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cashless-bliss-tea-belt-deflates-dream-avijit-sinha-anirban-choudhury-4680785.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />MGNREGA hires plummet by 23 per cent in notebandi November -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 13 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/mgnrega-hires-plummet-by-23-per-cent-in-notebandi-november-subodh-varma-4680778.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/mgnrega-hires-plummet-by-23-per-cent-in-notebandi-november-subodh-varma-4680778.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />'My business will be finished': Cash crunch hits farmers in Punjab -Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039my-business-will-be-finished039-cash-crunch-hits-farmers-in-punjab-gurpreet-singh-nibber-4680779.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039my-business-will-be-finished039-cash-crunch-hits-farmers-in-punjab-gurpreet-singh-nibber-4680779.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Plight of the migrants: Jobless labourers return home after demonetisation, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/plight-of-the-migrants-jobless-labourers-return-home-after-demonetisation-4680793.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/plight-of-the-migrants-jobless-labourers-return-home-after-demonetisation-4680793.html">click here</a> to read more <br /><br />45,000 workers lose jobs in F'bad units -Bijendra Ahlawat, The Tribune, 9 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/45000-workers-lose-jobs-in-f039bad-units-bijendra-ahlawat-4680774.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/45000-workers-lose-jobs-in-f039bad-units-bijendra-ahlawat-4680774.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Agri dept stops selling wheat seed to farmers, sowing falls by 82% -Harveer Dabas, The Times of India, 4 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/agri-dept-stops-selling-wheat-seed-to-farmers-sowing-falls-by-82-harveer-dabas-4680770.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/agri-dept-stops-selling-wheat-seed-to-farmers-sowing-falls-by-82-harveer-dabas-4680770.html">click here</a> to access <br />&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">The Political Economy of Demonetising High Value Notes -Jayati Ghosh, The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, 14November, 2016, please <a href="http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece" title="http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece" title="http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece" title="http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece">click here</a> to access&nbsp;<div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Shock and oh damn -Pronab Sen, Ideas for India, 14 November, 2016, please <a href="http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720" title="http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720" title="http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720" title="http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720">click here</a> to access <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div>In the Long Term Indians Might Lose Faith in Cash and Turn Towards Gold -Ravinder Kaur, TheWire.in, 14 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html">click here</a> to access &nbsp;</div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Prabhat Patnaik speaks in JNU on Demonetization, SFI JNU Unit, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY">click here</a> to access </div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Note demonetisation: What of the women who hide cash to feed their children or to escape abuse? -Nishita Jha, Scroll.in, 12 November, 2016,please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Demonetisationdamage greater than its benefits, says Kaushik Basu -Arup Roychoudhury,Business Standard, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html">click here</a> to access</div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Why govt's demonetisation move may fail to win the war against black money -Appu Esthose Suresh, Hindustan Times, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Demonetisationleaves lakhs of tea, jute workers in Bengal, Northeast unpaid -Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Amitava Banerjee and Rahul Karmakar, HindustanTimes, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Show me the money -Ila Patnaik, The Indian Express, 11 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html">click here</a> to access <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify"><div align="justify">Modi's 'surgical strike' won't make a big difference to black money -TT Ram Mohan, Business Standard, 10 November, 2016, please <a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html" title="http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html" title="http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html" title="http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html">click here</a> to access <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div>Inone stroke, demonetisation has shaken the trust our monetary system is based on -Devangshu Datta, Scroll.in, 9 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; </div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Demonetization: Witless and Anti-People -Prabhat Patnaik, TheCitizen.in, 9 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify"><strong><em>Interviews<br /></em></strong><br />Utsa Patnaik, professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, interviewed by TK Rajalakshmi, Frontline.in, 23 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/utsa-patnaik-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-tk-rajalakshmi-4680746.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/utsa-patnaik-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-tk-rajalakshmi-4680746.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />R Nagaraj, an economist and currently a professor at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research in Mumbai, interviewed by Kedar Nagarajan (Caravan Magazine), Caravan Magazine, 12 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/r-nagaraj-an-economist-and-currently-a-professor-at-the-indira-gandhi-institute-of-development-research-in-mumbai-interviewed-by-kedar-nagarajan-caravan-magazine-4680772.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/r-nagaraj-an-economist-and-currently-a-professor-at-the-indira-gandhi-institute-of-development-research-in-mumbai-interviewed-by-kedar-nagarajan-caravan-magazine-4680772.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />M Govinda Rao, ex-Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2003-13), interviewed by S Rajendran, The Hindu, 22 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/m-govinda-rao-ex-director-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-2003-13-interviewed-by-s-rajendran-the-hindu-4680658.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/m-govinda-rao-ex-director-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-2003-13-interviewed-by-s-rajendran-the-hindu-4680658.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Jean Dreze, economist and a leading advocate of welfare policies, interviewed by Vasudha Venugopal, The Economic Times, 22 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/jean-dreze-economist-and-a-leading-advocate-of-welfare-policies-interviewed-by-vasudha-venugopal-the-economic-times-4680624.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/jean-dreze-economist-and-a-leading-advocate-of-welfare-policies-interviewed-by-vasudha-venugopal-the-economic-times-4680624.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Abhijit Sen, economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, interviewed by Lola Nayar, Outlook, 21 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-lola-nayar-4680555.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-lola-nayar-4680555.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Dr. Kavita Rao, professor at National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), interviewed by Supriya Sharma, Scroll.in, 19 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/dr-kavita-rao-professor-at-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-nipfp-interviewed-by-supriya-sharma-scroll-in-4680605.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/dr-kavita-rao-professor-at-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-nipfp-interviewed-by-supriya-sharma-scroll-in-4680605.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />KC Chakrabarty, ex-deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), interviewed by Manojit Saha, The Hindu, 18 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/kc-chakrabarty-ex-deputy-governor-of-reserve-bank-of-india-rbi-interviewed-by-manojit-saha-the-hindu-4680615.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/kc-chakrabarty-ex-deputy-governor-of-reserve-bank-of-india-rbi-interviewed-by-manojit-saha-the-hindu-4680615.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Prof. Abhijit Sen, economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, interviewed by the ET, The Economic Times, 17 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/prof-abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-the-economic-times-4680595.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/prof-abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-the-economic-times-4680595.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Prabhat Patnaik, economist and professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, interviewed by Jahnavi Sen, TheWire.in, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/prabhat-patnaik-economist-and-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-jahnavi-sen-4680535.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/prabhat-patnaik-economist-and-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-jahnavi-sen-4680535.html">click here</a> to access</div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">International payments industry expert Guillaume Lepecq interview by Kanika Datta, Business Standard, 16 April, 2016, please <a 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A press statement issued from the Right to Food Campaign on 27 December, 2016 says that the demonetisation of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination wreaked havoc on the livelihood security of the poor people. The labouring and toiling masses, who are mostly engaged in the informal sector, have been adversely affected due to the scrapping of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination since 9 November, 2016. It is because the unorganized sector is heavily cash-dependent and unbanked. &lt;br /&gt;
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Please &lt;a href=&quot;tinymce/uploaded/RTF%20demands%20demonetisation_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;RTF demands steps on demonetisation &quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access the press statement of the Right to Food Campaign on demonetisation, dated 27 December, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;
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Given the hardships faced by the poor, the marginalized, the farming community and the informal sector workers due to demonetisation, the Right to Food Campaign has made the following demands from the government: &lt;br /&gt;
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1. Immediate increase of the Centre&#039;s contribution to social security pensions for widows, the elderly and disabled persons (under the National Social Assistance Programme) from Rs. 200/- per month to Rs. 1,000/- per month.&lt;br /&gt;
2. Immediate implementation of National Food Security Act provisions for universal maternity entitlements (Rs. 6,000/- per child).&lt;br /&gt;
3. Immediate central assistance for the inclusion of milk, eggs and fruits in school mid-day meals and ICDS.&lt;br /&gt;
3. Immediate increase in the annual MGNREGA budget to Rs. 60,000 crores, with effect from 2016-17.&lt;br /&gt;
4. Immediate compensation for all families of victims of demonetization-related deaths.&lt;br /&gt;
5. Immediate reversal of all recent reductions in social spending by the central government, as a share of GDP.&lt;br /&gt;
6. Full disclosure of how, when, why and by whom the decision was made to demonetize. &lt;br /&gt;
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Cash shortages have not only prompted closing down of factories thereby snowballing recession, it has even become difficult for pensioners and MGNREGA workers to get their meagre pensions and wages on time, says the Right to Food Campaign press statement. Instead of flushing out black money from the system, the demonetisation drive has actually reinforced money laundering activities. The government has changed the goalposts behind demonetisation time and again ever since the measure was undertaken on 8 November, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;
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Although the initial objectives behind demonetisation drive have been to curb black money, eradicate fake currency and end terrorism, the government is now presenting demonetization as a step towards a &amp;quot;cashless economy&amp;quot;, says the press statement.&lt;br /&gt;
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It must be noted that eminent citizens issued a statement on 15 November, 2016 that said that demonetisation will not eliminate black money. Please &lt;a href=&quot;tinymce/uploaded/Citizens%20statement%20on%20demonetisation%20dated%2015%20Nov%202016_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;Citizens statement on demonetisation dated 15 Nov 2016&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access the citizens&amp;rsquo; statement on demonetisation, dated 15 November, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;The Inclusive Media for Change team has put together the following links and urls of recent news reports, opinions, analyses and interviews on demonetisation, which could be useful to researchers, general readers and media persons: &lt;br /&gt;
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Press release: Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes: RBI Notice, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot; title=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;br /&gt;
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Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes - Related Links, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot; title=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Motive behind demonetisation is justifiable but there may be collateral damage, Newsalert from Inclusive Media for Change, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../news-alerts/motive-behind-demonetisation-is-justifiable-but-there-may-be-collateral-damage-4680546.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; 
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Poor swiped out in choice-less, not cash-less, society -Aruna Roy and Nikhil Dey, The Indian Express, 30 December 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/poor-swiped-out-in-choice-less-not-cash-less-society-aruna-roy-and-nikhil-dey-4680917.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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Stories of notebandi -Satish Deshpande, The Hindu, 29 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/stories-of-notebandi-satish-deshpande-4680908.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access 
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Why it&#039;s barter or cash in this &#039;cashless&#039; Ambala village -Vinod Kumar, The Indian Express, 29 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/why-it039s-barter-or-cash-in-this-039cashless039-ambala-village-vinod-kumar-4680907.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Cabinet clears ordinance to punish people holding banned notes beyond deadline -Suchetana Ray, Hindustan Times, 28 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-clears-ordinance-to-punish-people-holding-banned-notes-beyond-deadline/story-QwwN1lGHU9NuhJP2ntalmM.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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90% of scrapped notes back in system, big dividend unlikely, The Times 
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The pursuit of unreason -Prabhat Patnaik, The Telegraph, 28 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/the-pursuit-of-unreason-prabhat-patnaik-4680900.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access 
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Distress among Paddy Farmers in a Village of Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh): Pre &amp;amp; Post Demonetisation -Santosh Verma, Vikalp, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/distress-among-paddy-farmers-in-a-village-of-azamgarh-uttar-pradesh-pre-post-demonetisation-santosh-verma-4680899.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Information Commission Claims It Doesn&#039;t Have Time to Answer RTI Requests -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/information-commission-claims-it-doesn039t-have-time-to-answer-rti-requests-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680898.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access
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The mother of all disruptions -Jean Dreze, The Hindu, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/the-mother-of-all-disruptions-jean-dreze-4680889.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Farmers forced to dump their produce as note ban turns bumper crop worthless - Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Brajendra K Parashar, Punya Priya Mitra &amp;amp; Manoj Ahuja, Hindustan Times, 26 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/farmers-forced-to-dump-their-produce-as-note-ban-turns-bumper-crop-worthless-srinivasa-rao-apparasu-brajendra-k-parashar-punya-priya-mitra-manoj-ahuja-4680893.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access
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Why demonetisation is a disaster - detailed analysis of RBI data -James Wilson, TheNewsMinute.com, 26 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/why-demonetisation-is-a-disaster-detailed-analysis-of-rbi-data-james-wilson-4680892.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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RBI Rejects RTI Request for Minutes of Demonetisation Decision -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/rbi-rejects-rti-request-for-minutes-of-demonetisation-decision-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680880.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;Ruined&#039;: Farmers hit as vegetable prices come crashing down after demonetisation -Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/039ruined039-farmers-hit-as-vegetable-prices-come-crashing-down-after-demonetisation-chetan-chauhan-4680878.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Gwalior farmers pay kids&#039; school fees in paddy -Deshdeep Saxena, The Times of India, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/gwalior-farmers-pay-kids039-school-fees-in-paddy-deshdeep-saxena-4680875.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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For jute industry in Bengal, it&#039;s a clicks-and-mortar weave now -Shiv Sahay Singh, The Hindu, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/for-jute-industry-in-bengal-it039s-a-clicks-and-mortar-weave-now-shiv-sahay-singh-4680873.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Two BJP state govts commissioned note ban research months before Nov 8 -Nitin Sethi &amp;amp; Ishan Bakshi, Business Standard, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/two-bjp-state-govts-commissioned-note-ban-research-months-before-nov-8-nitin-sethi-ishan-bakshi-4680879.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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RBI says ban on Rs 1000, Rs 500 notes proposed hours before PM&#039;s speech -Aloke Tikku, Hindustan Times, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/rbi-says-ban-on-rs-1000-rs-500-notes-proposed-hours-before-pms-speech-aloke-tikku-4680871.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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This government&#039;s modus operandi is constant distraction -Pratap Bhanu Mehta, The Indian Express, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/this-government039s-modus-operandi-is-constant-distraction-pratap-bhanu-mehta-4680870.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Demonetisation effect: Cash-starved anganwadis struggle to feed children -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/demonetisation-effect-cash-starved-anganwadis-struggle-to-feed-children-subodh-varma-4680869.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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Parliamentary panel hears adverse views on demonetisation -Dilasha Seth &amp;amp; Amit Agnihotri, Business Standard, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/parliamentary-panel-hears-adverse-views-on-demonetisation-dilasha-seth-amit-agnihotri-4680864.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Demonetisation: Was RBI given enough time to discuss note ban, Manmohan Singh asks House panel -Anand Mishra, The Indian Express, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/demonetisation-was-rbi-given-enough-time-to-discuss-note-ban-manmohan-singh-asks-house-panel-4440952/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Cash crunch proves a hot potato for these farmers -Vikas Vasudeva, The Hindu, 22 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/cash-crunch-proves-a-hot-potato-for-these-farmers-vikas-vasudeva-4680859.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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40% contractual staff jobless in Noida, The Times of India, 21 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/40-contractual-staff-jobless-in-noida-4680851.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Handlooms fall silent in Varanasi, $1 trillion hidden economy stalled, The Indian Express, 20 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/handlooms-fall-silent-in-varanasi-1-trillion-hidden-economy-stalled-4680842.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Dialectics Of Authoritarianism: Transition From The People To The Leader -Prabhat Patnaik, The Citizen, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/dialectics-of-authoritarianism-transition-from-the-people-to-the-leader-prabhat-patnaik-4680840.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Odisha farmers go back to barter of labour practice post demonetisation, The New Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/odisha-farmers-go-back-to-barter-of-labour-practice-post-demonetisation-4680845.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Things are getting worse: Vegetable vendors counting losses -Manas Mitul, The Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/things-are-getting-worse-vegetable-vendors-counting-losses-manas-mitul-4680838.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Three reasons why a cashless society would be a disaster -Amit Varma, The Times of India, 18 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/three-reasons-why-a-cashless-society-would-be-a-disaster-amit-varma-4680826.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;br /&gt;
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Demonetisation and digital transactions will never stop corruption in India. Here&#039;s why -Manoj Gairola, The Economic Times, 17 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/demonetisation-and-digital-transactions-will-never-stop-corruption-in-india-here039s-why-manoj-gairola-4680817.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Farm labour barter beats cash crunch -Manoj Kar, The Telegraph, 17 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/farm-labour-barter-beats-cash-crunch-manoj-kar-4680828.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access 
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No estimation of black money either before or after Nov 8: Arun Jaitley, The Indian Express, 16 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/no-estimation-of-black-money-either-before-or-after-nov-8-arun-jaitley-4680816.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Centre disputes RBI&#039;s deposit count, The Hindu, 15 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/centre-disputes-rbi039s-deposit-count-4680809.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access 
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BharatNet project: Ground work ready, connectivity not so much -Pranav Mukul, The Indian Express, 14 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/bharatnet-project-ground-work-ready-connectivity-not-so-much-pranav-mukul-4680789.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Cashless bliss? Tea belt deflates dream -Avijit Sinha &amp;amp; Anirban Choudhury, The Telegraph, 13 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/cashless-bliss-tea-belt-deflates-dream-avijit-sinha-anirban-choudhury-4680785.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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MGNREGA hires plummet by 23 per cent in notebandi November -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 13 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/mgnrega-hires-plummet-by-23-per-cent-in-notebandi-november-subodh-varma-4680778.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;My business will be finished&#039;: Cash crunch hits farmers in Punjab -Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/039my-business-will-be-finished039-cash-crunch-hits-farmers-in-punjab-gurpreet-singh-nibber-4680779.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Plight of the migrants: Jobless labourers return home after demonetisation, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/plight-of-the-migrants-jobless-labourers-return-home-after-demonetisation-4680793.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read more &lt;br /&gt;
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45,000 workers lose jobs in F&#039;bad units -Bijendra Ahlawat, The Tribune, 9 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/45000-workers-lose-jobs-in-f039bad-units-bijendra-ahlawat-4680774.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Agri dept stops selling wheat seed to farmers, sowing falls by 82% -Harveer Dabas, The Times of India, 4 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/agri-dept-stops-selling-wheat-seed-to-farmers-sowing-falls-by-82-harveer-dabas-4680770.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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The Political Economy of Demonetising High Value 
Notes -Jayati Ghosh, The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, 14
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Shock and oh damn -Pronab Sen, Ideas for India, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot; title=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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In the Long Term Indians Might Lose Faith in Cash and Turn Towards Gold -Ravinder Kaur, TheWire.in, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &amp;nbsp;
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Prabhat Patnaik speaks in JNU on Demonetization, SFI JNU Unit, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot; title=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access 
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Note demonetisation: What of the women who hide cash to feed their 
children or to escape abuse? -Nishita Jha, Scroll.in, 12 November, 2016,
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Demonetisation
damage greater than its benefits, says Kaushik Basu -Arup Roychoudhury,
Business Standard, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access
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Why govt&#039;s demonetisation move may fail to win the war against black 
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Demonetisation
leaves lakhs of tea, jute workers in Bengal, Northeast unpaid 
-Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Amitava Banerjee and Rahul Karmakar, Hindustan
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Show me the money -Ila Patnaik, The Indian Express, 11 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Modi&#039;s &#039;surgical strike&#039; won&#039;t make a big difference to black money -TT Ram Mohan, Business Standard, 10 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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In
one stroke, demonetisation has shaken the trust our monetary system is 
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Demonetization: Witless and Anti-People -Prabhat Patnaik, TheCitizen.in, 9 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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Utsa Patnaik, professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, interviewed by TK Rajalakshmi, Frontline.in, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/utsa-patnaik-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-tk-rajalakshmi-4680746.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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R Nagaraj, an economist and currently a professor at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research in Mumbai, interviewed by Kedar Nagarajan (Caravan Magazine), Caravan Magazine, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/r-nagaraj-an-economist-and-currently-a-professor-at-the-indira-gandhi-institute-of-development-research-in-mumbai-interviewed-by-kedar-nagarajan-caravan-magazine-4680772.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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M Govinda Rao, ex-Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2003-13), interviewed by S Rajendran, The Hindu, 22 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/m-govinda-rao-ex-director-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-2003-13-interviewed-by-s-rajendran-the-hindu-4680658.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Jean Dreze, economist and a leading advocate of welfare policies, interviewed by Vasudha Venugopal, The Economic Times, 22 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/jean-dreze-economist-and-a-leading-advocate-of-welfare-policies-interviewed-by-vasudha-venugopal-the-economic-times-4680624.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Abhijit Sen, economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, interviewed by Lola Nayar, Outlook, 21 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-lola-nayar-4680555.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Dr. Kavita Rao, professor at National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), interviewed by Supriya Sharma, Scroll.in, 19 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/dr-kavita-rao-professor-at-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-nipfp-interviewed-by-supriya-sharma-scroll-in-4680605.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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KC Chakrabarty, ex-deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), interviewed by Manojit Saha, The Hindu, 18 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/kc-chakrabarty-ex-deputy-governor-of-reserve-bank-of-india-rbi-interviewed-by-manojit-saha-the-hindu-4680615.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Prof. Abhijit Sen, economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, interviewed by the ET, The Economic Times, 17 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/prof-abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-the-economic-times-4680595.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Prabhat Patnaik, economist and professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, interviewed by Jahnavi Sen, TheWire.in, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/prabhat-patnaik-economist-and-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-jahnavi-sen-4680535.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access
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A press statement issued from the Right to Food Campaign on 27 December, 2016 says that the demonetisation of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination wreaked havoc on the livelihood security of the poor people. The...&#039;,
	&#039;disp&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;A press statement issued from the Right to Food Campaign on 27 December, 2016 says that the demonetisation of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination wreaked havoc on the livelihood security of the poor people. The labouring and toiling masses, who are mostly engaged in the informal sector, have been adversely affected due to the scrapping of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination since 9 November, 2016. It is because the unorganized sector is heavily cash-dependent and unbanked. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/RTF%20demands%20demonetisation_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;RTF demands steps on demonetisation &quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/RTF%20demands%20demonetisation_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;RTF demands steps on demonetisation &quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access the press statement of the Right to Food Campaign on demonetisation, dated 27 December, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Given the hardships faced by the poor, the marginalized, the farming community and the informal sector workers due to demonetisation, the Right to Food Campaign has made the following demands from the government: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Immediate increase of the Centre&#039;s contribution to social security pensions for widows, the elderly and disabled persons (under the National Social Assistance Programme) from Rs. 200/- per month to Rs. 1,000/- per month.&lt;br /&gt;2. Immediate implementation of National Food Security Act provisions for universal maternity entitlements (Rs. 6,000/- per child).&lt;br /&gt;3. Immediate central assistance for the inclusion of milk, eggs and fruits in school mid-day meals and ICDS.&lt;br /&gt;3. Immediate increase in the annual MGNREGA budget to Rs. 60,000 crores, with effect from 2016-17.&lt;br /&gt;4. Immediate compensation for all families of victims of demonetization-related deaths.&lt;br /&gt;5. Immediate reversal of all recent reductions in social spending by the central government, as a share of GDP.&lt;br /&gt;6. Full disclosure of how, when, why and by whom the decision was made to demonetize. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cash shortages have not only prompted closing down of factories thereby snowballing recession, it has even become difficult for pensioners and MGNREGA workers to get their meagre pensions and wages on time, says the Right to Food Campaign press statement. Instead of flushing out black money from the system, the demonetisation drive has actually reinforced money laundering activities. The government has changed the goalposts behind demonetisation time and again ever since the measure was undertaken on 8 November, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although the initial objectives behind demonetisation drive have been to curb black money, eradicate fake currency and end terrorism, the government is now presenting demonetization as a step towards a &amp;quot;cashless economy&amp;quot;, says the press statement.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Vegetable%20vendor.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Vegetable vendor&quot; width=&quot;258&quot; height=&quot;344&quot; /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;A vegetable vendor accepting payment via the digital wallet PayTM at Sukra Bazaar (i.e. friday market) in Kaushambi, Ghaziabad (U.P.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;It must be noted that eminent citizens issued a statement on 15 November, 2016 that said that demonetisation will not eliminate black money. Please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Citizens%20statement%20on%20demonetisation%20dated%2015%20Nov%202016_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;Citizens statement on demonetisation dated 15 Nov 2016&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Citizens%20statement%20on%20demonetisation%20dated%2015%20Nov%202016_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;Citizens statement on demonetisation dated 15 Nov 2016&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access the citizens&amp;rsquo; statement on demonetisation, dated 15 November, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Inclusive Media for Change team has put together the following links and urls of recent news reports, opinions, analyses and interviews on demonetisation, which could be useful to researchers, general readers and media persons: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Press release: Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes: RBI Notice, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot; title=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot; title=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot; title=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes - Related Links, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot; title=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot; title=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot; title=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Motive behind demonetisation is justifiable but there may be collateral damage, Newsalert from Inclusive Media for Change, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/news-alerts/motive-behind-demonetisation-is-justifiable-but-there-may-be-collateral-damage-4680546.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/news-alerts/motive-behind-demonetisation-is-justifiable-but-there-may-be-collateral-damage-4680546.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Poor swiped out in choice-less, not cash-less, society -Aruna Roy and Nikhil Dey, The Indian Express, 30 December 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/poor-swiped-out-in-choice-less-not-cash-less-society-aruna-roy-and-nikhil-dey-4680917.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/poor-swiped-out-in-choice-less-not-cash-less-society-aruna-roy-and-nikhil-dey-4680917.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Stories of notebandi -Satish Deshpande, The Hindu, 29 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/stories-of-notebandi-satish-deshpande-4680908.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/stories-of-notebandi-satish-deshpande-4680908.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why it&#039;s barter or cash in this &#039;cashless&#039; Ambala village -Vinod Kumar, The Indian Express, 29 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-it039s-barter-or-cash-in-this-039cashless039-ambala-village-vinod-kumar-4680907.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-it039s-barter-or-cash-in-this-039cashless039-ambala-village-vinod-kumar-4680907.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cabinet clears ordinance to punish people holding banned notes beyond deadline -Suchetana Ray, Hindustan Times, 28 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-clears-ordinance-to-punish-people-holding-banned-notes-beyond-deadline/story-QwwN1lGHU9NuhJP2ntalmM.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-clears-ordinance-to-punish-people-holding-banned-notes-beyond-deadline/story-QwwN1lGHU9NuhJP2ntalmM.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;90% of scrapped notes back in system, big dividend unlikely, The Times of India, 28 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/90-of-scrapped-notes-back-in-system-big-dividend-unlikely-4680897.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/90-of-scrapped-notes-back-in-system-big-dividend-unlikely-4680897.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The pursuit of unreason -Prabhat Patnaik, The Telegraph, 28 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-pursuit-of-unreason-prabhat-patnaik-4680900.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-pursuit-of-unreason-prabhat-patnaik-4680900.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Distress among Paddy Farmers in a Village of Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh): Pre &amp;amp; Post Demonetisation -Santosh Verma, Vikalp, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/distress-among-paddy-farmers-in-a-village-of-azamgarh-uttar-pradesh-pre-post-demonetisation-santosh-verma-4680899.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/distress-among-paddy-farmers-in-a-village-of-azamgarh-uttar-pradesh-pre-post-demonetisation-santosh-verma-4680899.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Information Commission Claims It Doesn&#039;t Have Time to Answer RTI Requests -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/information-commission-claims-it-doesn039t-have-time-to-answer-rti-requests-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680898.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/information-commission-claims-it-doesn039t-have-time-to-answer-rti-requests-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680898.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The mother of all disruptions -Jean Dreze, The Hindu, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-mother-of-all-disruptions-jean-dreze-4680889.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-mother-of-all-disruptions-jean-dreze-4680889.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Farmers forced to dump their produce as note ban turns bumper crop worthless - Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Brajendra K Parashar, Punya Priya Mitra &amp;amp; Manoj Ahuja, Hindustan Times, 26 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farmers-forced-to-dump-their-produce-as-note-ban-turns-bumper-crop-worthless-srinivasa-rao-apparasu-brajendra-k-parashar-punya-priya-mitra-manoj-ahuja-4680893.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farmers-forced-to-dump-their-produce-as-note-ban-turns-bumper-crop-worthless-srinivasa-rao-apparasu-brajendra-k-parashar-punya-priya-mitra-manoj-ahuja-4680893.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why demonetisation is a disaster - detailed analysis of RBI data -James Wilson, TheNewsMinute.com, 26 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-demonetisation-is-a-disaster-detailed-analysis-of-rbi-data-james-wilson-4680892.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-demonetisation-is-a-disaster-detailed-analysis-of-rbi-data-james-wilson-4680892.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;RBI Rejects RTI Request for Minutes of Demonetisation Decision -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-rejects-rti-request-for-minutes-of-demonetisation-decision-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680880.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-rejects-rti-request-for-minutes-of-demonetisation-decision-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680880.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#039;Ruined&#039;: Farmers hit as vegetable prices come crashing down after demonetisation -Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039ruined039-farmers-hit-as-vegetable-prices-come-crashing-down-after-demonetisation-chetan-chauhan-4680878.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039ruined039-farmers-hit-as-vegetable-prices-come-crashing-down-after-demonetisation-chetan-chauhan-4680878.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwalior farmers pay kids&#039; school fees in paddy -Deshdeep Saxena, The Times of India, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/gwalior-farmers-pay-kids039-school-fees-in-paddy-deshdeep-saxena-4680875.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/gwalior-farmers-pay-kids039-school-fees-in-paddy-deshdeep-saxena-4680875.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For jute industry in Bengal, it&#039;s a clicks-and-mortar weave now -Shiv Sahay Singh, The Hindu, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/for-jute-industry-in-bengal-it039s-a-clicks-and-mortar-weave-now-shiv-sahay-singh-4680873.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/for-jute-industry-in-bengal-it039s-a-clicks-and-mortar-weave-now-shiv-sahay-singh-4680873.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Two BJP state govts commissioned note ban research months before Nov 8 -Nitin Sethi &amp;amp; Ishan Bakshi, Business Standard, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/two-bjp-state-govts-commissioned-note-ban-research-months-before-nov-8-nitin-sethi-ishan-bakshi-4680879.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/two-bjp-state-govts-commissioned-note-ban-research-months-before-nov-8-nitin-sethi-ishan-bakshi-4680879.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;RBI says ban on Rs 1000, Rs 500 notes proposed hours before PM&#039;s speech -Aloke Tikku, Hindustan Times, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-says-ban-on-rs-1000-rs-500-notes-proposed-hours-before-pms-speech-aloke-tikku-4680871.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-says-ban-on-rs-1000-rs-500-notes-proposed-hours-before-pms-speech-aloke-tikku-4680871.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This government&#039;s modus operandi is constant distraction -Pratap Bhanu Mehta, The Indian Express, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/this-government039s-modus-operandi-is-constant-distraction-pratap-bhanu-mehta-4680870.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/this-government039s-modus-operandi-is-constant-distraction-pratap-bhanu-mehta-4680870.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demonetisation effect: Cash-starved anganwadis struggle to feed children -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-effect-cash-starved-anganwadis-struggle-to-feed-children-subodh-varma-4680869.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-effect-cash-starved-anganwadis-struggle-to-feed-children-subodh-varma-4680869.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Parliamentary panel hears adverse views on demonetisation -Dilasha Seth &amp;amp; Amit Agnihotri, Business Standard, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/parliamentary-panel-hears-adverse-views-on-demonetisation-dilasha-seth-amit-agnihotri-4680864.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/parliamentary-panel-hears-adverse-views-on-demonetisation-dilasha-seth-amit-agnihotri-4680864.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demonetisation: Was RBI given enough time to discuss note ban, Manmohan Singh asks House panel -Anand Mishra, The Indian Express, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/demonetisation-was-rbi-given-enough-time-to-discuss-note-ban-manmohan-singh-asks-house-panel-4440952/&quot; title=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/demonetisation-was-rbi-given-enough-time-to-discuss-note-ban-manmohan-singh-asks-house-panel-4440952/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cash crunch proves a hot potato for these farmers -Vikas Vasudeva, The Hindu, 22 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cash-crunch-proves-a-hot-potato-for-these-farmers-vikas-vasudeva-4680859.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cash-crunch-proves-a-hot-potato-for-these-farmers-vikas-vasudeva-4680859.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;40% contractual staff jobless in Noida, The Times of India, 21 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/40-contractual-staff-jobless-in-noida-4680851.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/40-contractual-staff-jobless-in-noida-4680851.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Handlooms fall silent in Varanasi, $1 trillion hidden economy stalled, The Indian Express, 20 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/handlooms-fall-silent-in-varanasi-1-trillion-hidden-economy-stalled-4680842.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/handlooms-fall-silent-in-varanasi-1-trillion-hidden-economy-stalled-4680842.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dialectics Of Authoritarianism: Transition From The People To The Leader -Prabhat Patnaik, The Citizen, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/dialectics-of-authoritarianism-transition-from-the-people-to-the-leader-prabhat-patnaik-4680840.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/dialectics-of-authoritarianism-transition-from-the-people-to-the-leader-prabhat-patnaik-4680840.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Odisha farmers go back to barter of labour practice post demonetisation, The New Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/odisha-farmers-go-back-to-barter-of-labour-practice-post-demonetisation-4680845.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/odisha-farmers-go-back-to-barter-of-labour-practice-post-demonetisation-4680845.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Things are getting worse: Vegetable vendors counting losses -Manas Mitul, The Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/things-are-getting-worse-vegetable-vendors-counting-losses-manas-mitul-4680838.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/things-are-getting-worse-vegetable-vendors-counting-losses-manas-mitul-4680838.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Three reasons why a cashless society would be a disaster -Amit Varma, The Times of India, 18 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/three-reasons-why-a-cashless-society-would-be-a-disaster-amit-varma-4680826.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/three-reasons-why-a-cashless-society-would-be-a-disaster-amit-varma-4680826.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demonetisation and digital transactions will never stop corruption in India. Here&#039;s why -Manoj Gairola, The Economic Times, 17 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-and-digital-transactions-will-never-stop-corruption-in-india-here039s-why-manoj-gairola-4680817.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-and-digital-transactions-will-never-stop-corruption-in-india-here039s-why-manoj-gairola-4680817.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Farm labour barter beats cash crunch -Manoj Kar, The Telegraph, 17 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farm-labour-barter-beats-cash-crunch-manoj-kar-4680828.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farm-labour-barter-beats-cash-crunch-manoj-kar-4680828.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No estimation of black money either before or after Nov 8: Arun Jaitley, The Indian Express, 16 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/no-estimation-of-black-money-either-before-or-after-nov-8-arun-jaitley-4680816.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/no-estimation-of-black-money-either-before-or-after-nov-8-arun-jaitley-4680816.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Centre disputes RBI&#039;s deposit count, The Hindu, 15 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/centre-disputes-rbi039s-deposit-count-4680809.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/centre-disputes-rbi039s-deposit-count-4680809.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BharatNet project: Ground work ready, connectivity not so much -Pranav Mukul, The Indian Express, 14 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/bharatnet-project-ground-work-ready-connectivity-not-so-much-pranav-mukul-4680789.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/bharatnet-project-ground-work-ready-connectivity-not-so-much-pranav-mukul-4680789.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cashless bliss? Tea belt deflates dream -Avijit Sinha &amp;amp; Anirban Choudhury, The Telegraph, 13 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cashless-bliss-tea-belt-deflates-dream-avijit-sinha-anirban-choudhury-4680785.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cashless-bliss-tea-belt-deflates-dream-avijit-sinha-anirban-choudhury-4680785.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MGNREGA hires plummet by 23 per cent in notebandi November -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 13 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/mgnrega-hires-plummet-by-23-per-cent-in-notebandi-november-subodh-varma-4680778.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/mgnrega-hires-plummet-by-23-per-cent-in-notebandi-november-subodh-varma-4680778.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#039;My business will be finished&#039;: Cash crunch hits farmers in Punjab -Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039my-business-will-be-finished039-cash-crunch-hits-farmers-in-punjab-gurpreet-singh-nibber-4680779.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039my-business-will-be-finished039-cash-crunch-hits-farmers-in-punjab-gurpreet-singh-nibber-4680779.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Plight of the migrants: Jobless labourers return home after demonetisation, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/plight-of-the-migrants-jobless-labourers-return-home-after-demonetisation-4680793.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/plight-of-the-migrants-jobless-labourers-return-home-after-demonetisation-4680793.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read more &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;45,000 workers lose jobs in F&#039;bad units -Bijendra Ahlawat, The Tribune, 9 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/45000-workers-lose-jobs-in-f039bad-units-bijendra-ahlawat-4680774.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/45000-workers-lose-jobs-in-f039bad-units-bijendra-ahlawat-4680774.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agri dept stops selling wheat seed to farmers, sowing falls by 82% -Harveer Dabas, The Times of India, 4 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/agri-dept-stops-selling-wheat-seed-to-farmers-sowing-falls-by-82-harveer-dabas-4680770.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/agri-dept-stops-selling-wheat-seed-to-farmers-sowing-falls-by-82-harveer-dabas-4680770.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The Political Economy of Demonetising High Value Notes -Jayati Ghosh, The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, 14November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece&quot; title=&quot;http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece&quot; title=&quot;http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece&quot; title=&quot;http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Shock and oh damn -Pronab Sen, Ideas for India, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot; title=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot; title=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot; title=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;In the Long Term Indians Might Lose Faith in Cash and Turn Towards Gold -Ravinder Kaur, TheWire.in, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Prabhat Patnaik speaks in JNU on Demonetization, SFI JNU Unit, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot; title=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot; title=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot; title=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Note demonetisation: What of the women who hide cash to feed their children or to escape abuse? -Nishita Jha, Scroll.in, 12 November, 2016,please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demonetisationdamage greater than its benefits, says Kaushik Basu -Arup Roychoudhury,Business Standard, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Why govt&#039;s demonetisation move may fail to win the war against black money -Appu Esthose Suresh, Hindustan Times, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demonetisationleaves lakhs of tea, jute workers in Bengal, Northeast unpaid -Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Amitava Banerjee and Rahul Karmakar, HindustanTimes, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Show me the money -Ila Patnaik, The Indian Express, 11 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Modi&#039;s &#039;surgical strike&#039; won&#039;t make a big difference to black money -TT Ram Mohan, Business Standard, 10 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;Inone stroke, demonetisation has shaken the trust our monetary system is based on -Devangshu Datta, Scroll.in, 9 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Demonetization: Witless and Anti-People -Prabhat Patnaik, TheCitizen.in, 9 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Interviews&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Utsa Patnaik, professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, interviewed by TK Rajalakshmi, Frontline.in, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/interviews/utsa-patnaik-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-tk-rajalakshmi-4680746.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/interviews/utsa-patnaik-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-tk-rajalakshmi-4680746.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;R Nagaraj, an economist and currently a professor at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research in Mumbai, interviewed by Kedar Nagarajan (Caravan Magazine), Caravan Magazine, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/interviews/r-nagaraj-an-economist-and-currently-a-professor-at-the-indira-gandhi-institute-of-development-research-in-mumbai-interviewed-by-kedar-nagarajan-caravan-magazine-4680772.html&quot; 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	&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Right to Food activists demand for safeguards to reduce hardships of demonetisation&#039;,
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A press statement issued from the Right to Food Campaign on 27 December, 2016 says that the demonetisation of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination wreaked havoc on the livelihood security of the poor people. The labouring and toiling masses, who are mostly engaged in the informal sector, have been adversely affected due to the scrapping of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination since 9 November, 2016. It is because the unorganized sector is heavily cash-dependent and unbanked. &lt;br /&gt;
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Please &lt;a href=&quot;tinymce/uploaded/RTF%20demands%20demonetisation_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;RTF demands steps on demonetisation &quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access the press statement of the Right to Food Campaign on demonetisation, dated 27 December, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;
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Given the hardships faced by the poor, the marginalized, the farming community and the informal sector workers due to demonetisation, the Right to Food Campaign has made the following demands from the government: &lt;br /&gt;
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1. Immediate increase of the Centre&#039;s contribution to social security pensions for widows, the elderly and disabled persons (under the National Social Assistance Programme) from Rs. 200/- per month to Rs. 1,000/- per month.&lt;br /&gt;
2. Immediate implementation of National Food Security Act provisions for universal maternity entitlements (Rs. 6,000/- per child).&lt;br /&gt;
3. Immediate central assistance for the inclusion of milk, eggs and fruits in school mid-day meals and ICDS.&lt;br /&gt;
3. Immediate increase in the annual MGNREGA budget to Rs. 60,000 crores, with effect from 2016-17.&lt;br /&gt;
4. Immediate compensation for all families of victims of demonetization-related deaths.&lt;br /&gt;
5. Immediate reversal of all recent reductions in social spending by the central government, as a share of GDP.&lt;br /&gt;
6. Full disclosure of how, when, why and by whom the decision was made to demonetize. &lt;br /&gt;
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Cash shortages have not only prompted closing down of factories thereby snowballing recession, it has even become difficult for pensioners and MGNREGA workers to get their meagre pensions and wages on time, says the Right to Food Campaign press statement. Instead of flushing out black money from the system, the demonetisation drive has actually reinforced money laundering activities. The government has changed the goalposts behind demonetisation time and again ever since the measure was undertaken on 8 November, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;
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Although the initial objectives behind demonetisation drive have been to curb black money, eradicate fake currency and end terrorism, the government is now presenting demonetization as a step towards a &amp;quot;cashless economy&amp;quot;, says the press statement.&lt;br /&gt;
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It must be noted that eminent citizens issued a statement on 15 November, 2016 that said that demonetisation will not eliminate black money. Please &lt;a href=&quot;tinymce/uploaded/Citizens%20statement%20on%20demonetisation%20dated%2015%20Nov%202016_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;Citizens statement on demonetisation dated 15 Nov 2016&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access the citizens&amp;rsquo; statement on demonetisation, dated 15 November, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;The Inclusive Media for Change team has put together the following links and urls of recent news reports, opinions, analyses and interviews on demonetisation, which could be useful to researchers, general readers and media persons: &lt;br /&gt;
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Press release: Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes: RBI Notice, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot; title=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;br /&gt;
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Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes - Related Links, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot; title=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Motive behind demonetisation is justifiable but there may be collateral damage, Newsalert from Inclusive Media for Change, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../news-alerts/motive-behind-demonetisation-is-justifiable-but-there-may-be-collateral-damage-4680546.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; 
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Poor swiped out in choice-less, not cash-less, society -Aruna Roy and Nikhil Dey, The Indian Express, 30 December 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/poor-swiped-out-in-choice-less-not-cash-less-society-aruna-roy-and-nikhil-dey-4680917.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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Stories of notebandi -Satish Deshpande, The Hindu, 29 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/stories-of-notebandi-satish-deshpande-4680908.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access 
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Why it&#039;s barter or cash in this &#039;cashless&#039; Ambala village -Vinod Kumar, The Indian Express, 29 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/why-it039s-barter-or-cash-in-this-039cashless039-ambala-village-vinod-kumar-4680907.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Cabinet clears ordinance to punish people holding banned notes beyond deadline -Suchetana Ray, Hindustan Times, 28 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-clears-ordinance-to-punish-people-holding-banned-notes-beyond-deadline/story-QwwN1lGHU9NuhJP2ntalmM.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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90% of scrapped notes back in system, big dividend unlikely, The Times 
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The pursuit of unreason -Prabhat Patnaik, The Telegraph, 28 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/the-pursuit-of-unreason-prabhat-patnaik-4680900.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access 
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Distress among Paddy Farmers in a Village of Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh): Pre &amp;amp; Post Demonetisation -Santosh Verma, Vikalp, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/distress-among-paddy-farmers-in-a-village-of-azamgarh-uttar-pradesh-pre-post-demonetisation-santosh-verma-4680899.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Information Commission Claims It Doesn&#039;t Have Time to Answer RTI Requests -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/information-commission-claims-it-doesn039t-have-time-to-answer-rti-requests-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680898.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access
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The mother of all disruptions -Jean Dreze, The Hindu, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/the-mother-of-all-disruptions-jean-dreze-4680889.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Farmers forced to dump their produce as note ban turns bumper crop worthless - Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Brajendra K Parashar, Punya Priya Mitra &amp;amp; Manoj Ahuja, Hindustan Times, 26 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/farmers-forced-to-dump-their-produce-as-note-ban-turns-bumper-crop-worthless-srinivasa-rao-apparasu-brajendra-k-parashar-punya-priya-mitra-manoj-ahuja-4680893.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access
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Why demonetisation is a disaster - detailed analysis of RBI data -James Wilson, TheNewsMinute.com, 26 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/why-demonetisation-is-a-disaster-detailed-analysis-of-rbi-data-james-wilson-4680892.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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RBI Rejects RTI Request for Minutes of Demonetisation Decision -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/rbi-rejects-rti-request-for-minutes-of-demonetisation-decision-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680880.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;Ruined&#039;: Farmers hit as vegetable prices come crashing down after demonetisation -Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/039ruined039-farmers-hit-as-vegetable-prices-come-crashing-down-after-demonetisation-chetan-chauhan-4680878.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Gwalior farmers pay kids&#039; school fees in paddy -Deshdeep Saxena, The Times of India, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/gwalior-farmers-pay-kids039-school-fees-in-paddy-deshdeep-saxena-4680875.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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For jute industry in Bengal, it&#039;s a clicks-and-mortar weave now -Shiv Sahay Singh, The Hindu, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/for-jute-industry-in-bengal-it039s-a-clicks-and-mortar-weave-now-shiv-sahay-singh-4680873.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Two BJP state govts commissioned note ban research months before Nov 8 -Nitin Sethi &amp;amp; Ishan Bakshi, Business Standard, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/two-bjp-state-govts-commissioned-note-ban-research-months-before-nov-8-nitin-sethi-ishan-bakshi-4680879.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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RBI says ban on Rs 1000, Rs 500 notes proposed hours before PM&#039;s speech -Aloke Tikku, Hindustan Times, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/rbi-says-ban-on-rs-1000-rs-500-notes-proposed-hours-before-pms-speech-aloke-tikku-4680871.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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This government&#039;s modus operandi is constant distraction -Pratap Bhanu Mehta, The Indian Express, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/this-government039s-modus-operandi-is-constant-distraction-pratap-bhanu-mehta-4680870.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Demonetisation effect: Cash-starved anganwadis struggle to feed children -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/demonetisation-effect-cash-starved-anganwadis-struggle-to-feed-children-subodh-varma-4680869.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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Parliamentary panel hears adverse views on demonetisation -Dilasha Seth &amp;amp; Amit Agnihotri, Business Standard, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/parliamentary-panel-hears-adverse-views-on-demonetisation-dilasha-seth-amit-agnihotri-4680864.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Demonetisation: Was RBI given enough time to discuss note ban, Manmohan Singh asks House panel -Anand Mishra, The Indian Express, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/demonetisation-was-rbi-given-enough-time-to-discuss-note-ban-manmohan-singh-asks-house-panel-4440952/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Cash crunch proves a hot potato for these farmers -Vikas Vasudeva, The Hindu, 22 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/cash-crunch-proves-a-hot-potato-for-these-farmers-vikas-vasudeva-4680859.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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40% contractual staff jobless in Noida, The Times of India, 21 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/40-contractual-staff-jobless-in-noida-4680851.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Handlooms fall silent in Varanasi, $1 trillion hidden economy stalled, The Indian Express, 20 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/handlooms-fall-silent-in-varanasi-1-trillion-hidden-economy-stalled-4680842.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Dialectics Of Authoritarianism: Transition From The People To The Leader -Prabhat Patnaik, The Citizen, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/dialectics-of-authoritarianism-transition-from-the-people-to-the-leader-prabhat-patnaik-4680840.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Odisha farmers go back to barter of labour practice post demonetisation, The New Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/odisha-farmers-go-back-to-barter-of-labour-practice-post-demonetisation-4680845.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Things are getting worse: Vegetable vendors counting losses -Manas Mitul, The Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/things-are-getting-worse-vegetable-vendors-counting-losses-manas-mitul-4680838.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Three reasons why a cashless society would be a disaster -Amit Varma, The Times of India, 18 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/three-reasons-why-a-cashless-society-would-be-a-disaster-amit-varma-4680826.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;br /&gt;
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Demonetisation and digital transactions will never stop corruption in India. Here&#039;s why -Manoj Gairola, The Economic Times, 17 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/demonetisation-and-digital-transactions-will-never-stop-corruption-in-india-here039s-why-manoj-gairola-4680817.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Farm labour barter beats cash crunch -Manoj Kar, The Telegraph, 17 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/farm-labour-barter-beats-cash-crunch-manoj-kar-4680828.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access 
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No estimation of black money either before or after Nov 8: Arun Jaitley, The Indian Express, 16 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/no-estimation-of-black-money-either-before-or-after-nov-8-arun-jaitley-4680816.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Centre disputes RBI&#039;s deposit count, The Hindu, 15 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/centre-disputes-rbi039s-deposit-count-4680809.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access 
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BharatNet project: Ground work ready, connectivity not so much -Pranav Mukul, The Indian Express, 14 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/bharatnet-project-ground-work-ready-connectivity-not-so-much-pranav-mukul-4680789.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Cashless bliss? Tea belt deflates dream -Avijit Sinha &amp;amp; Anirban Choudhury, The Telegraph, 13 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/cashless-bliss-tea-belt-deflates-dream-avijit-sinha-anirban-choudhury-4680785.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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MGNREGA hires plummet by 23 per cent in notebandi November -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 13 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/mgnrega-hires-plummet-by-23-per-cent-in-notebandi-november-subodh-varma-4680778.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;My business will be finished&#039;: Cash crunch hits farmers in Punjab -Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/039my-business-will-be-finished039-cash-crunch-hits-farmers-in-punjab-gurpreet-singh-nibber-4680779.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Plight of the migrants: Jobless labourers return home after demonetisation, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/plight-of-the-migrants-jobless-labourers-return-home-after-demonetisation-4680793.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read more &lt;br /&gt;
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45,000 workers lose jobs in F&#039;bad units -Bijendra Ahlawat, The Tribune, 9 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/45000-workers-lose-jobs-in-f039bad-units-bijendra-ahlawat-4680774.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Agri dept stops selling wheat seed to farmers, sowing falls by 82% -Harveer Dabas, The Times of India, 4 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/agri-dept-stops-selling-wheat-seed-to-farmers-sowing-falls-by-82-harveer-dabas-4680770.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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The Political Economy of Demonetising High Value 
Notes -Jayati Ghosh, The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, 14
November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece&quot; title=&quot;http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp;
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Shock and oh damn -Pronab Sen, Ideas for India, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot; title=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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In the Long Term Indians Might Lose Faith in Cash and Turn Towards Gold -Ravinder Kaur, TheWire.in, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &amp;nbsp;
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Prabhat Patnaik speaks in JNU on Demonetization, SFI JNU Unit, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot; title=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access 
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Note demonetisation: What of the women who hide cash to feed their 
children or to escape abuse? -Nishita Jha, Scroll.in, 12 November, 2016,
please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Demonetisation
damage greater than its benefits, says Kaushik Basu -Arup Roychoudhury,
Business Standard, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access
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Why govt&#039;s demonetisation move may fail to win the war against black 
money -Appu Esthose Suresh, Hindustan Times, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Demonetisation
leaves lakhs of tea, jute workers in Bengal, Northeast unpaid 
-Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Amitava Banerjee and Rahul Karmakar, Hindustan
Times, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Show me the money -Ila Patnaik, The Indian Express, 11 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Modi&#039;s &#039;surgical strike&#039; won&#039;t make a big difference to black money -TT Ram Mohan, Business Standard, 10 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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one stroke, demonetisation has shaken the trust our monetary system is 
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Demonetization: Witless and Anti-People -Prabhat Patnaik, TheCitizen.in, 9 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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Utsa Patnaik, professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, interviewed by TK Rajalakshmi, Frontline.in, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/utsa-patnaik-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-tk-rajalakshmi-4680746.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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R Nagaraj, an economist and currently a professor at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research in Mumbai, interviewed by Kedar Nagarajan (Caravan Magazine), Caravan Magazine, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/r-nagaraj-an-economist-and-currently-a-professor-at-the-indira-gandhi-institute-of-development-research-in-mumbai-interviewed-by-kedar-nagarajan-caravan-magazine-4680772.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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M Govinda Rao, ex-Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2003-13), interviewed by S Rajendran, The Hindu, 22 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/m-govinda-rao-ex-director-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-2003-13-interviewed-by-s-rajendran-the-hindu-4680658.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Jean Dreze, economist and a leading advocate of welfare policies, interviewed by Vasudha Venugopal, The Economic Times, 22 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/jean-dreze-economist-and-a-leading-advocate-of-welfare-policies-interviewed-by-vasudha-venugopal-the-economic-times-4680624.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Abhijit Sen, economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, interviewed by Lola Nayar, Outlook, 21 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-lola-nayar-4680555.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Dr. Kavita Rao, professor at National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), interviewed by Supriya Sharma, Scroll.in, 19 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/dr-kavita-rao-professor-at-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-nipfp-interviewed-by-supriya-sharma-scroll-in-4680605.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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KC Chakrabarty, ex-deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), interviewed by Manojit Saha, The Hindu, 18 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/kc-chakrabarty-ex-deputy-governor-of-reserve-bank-of-india-rbi-interviewed-by-manojit-saha-the-hindu-4680615.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Prof. Abhijit Sen, economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, interviewed by the ET, The Economic Times, 17 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/prof-abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-the-economic-times-4680595.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;
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Prabhat Patnaik, economist and professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, interviewed by Jahnavi Sen, TheWire.in, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;../interviews/prabhat-patnaik-economist-and-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-jahnavi-sen-4680535.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access
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International payments industry expert Guillaume Lepecq interview by Kanika Datta, Business Standard, 16 April, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/cashless-transactions-are-not-always-cheaper-guillaume-lepecq-116041600614_1.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/cashless-transactions-are-not-always-cheaper-guillaume-lepecq-116041600614_1.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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A press statement issued from the Right to Food Campaign on 27 December, 2016 says that the demonetisation of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination wreaked havoc on the livelihood security of the poor people. The...&#039;
$disp = &#039;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;A press statement issued from the Right to Food Campaign on 27 December, 2016 says that the demonetisation of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination wreaked havoc on the livelihood security of the poor people. The labouring and toiling masses, who are mostly engaged in the informal sector, have been adversely affected due to the scrapping of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination since 9 November, 2016. It is because the unorganized sector is heavily cash-dependent and unbanked. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/RTF%20demands%20demonetisation_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;RTF demands steps on demonetisation &quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/RTF%20demands%20demonetisation_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;RTF demands steps on demonetisation &quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access the press statement of the Right to Food Campaign on demonetisation, dated 27 December, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Given the hardships faced by the poor, the marginalized, the farming community and the informal sector workers due to demonetisation, the Right to Food Campaign has made the following demands from the government: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Immediate increase of the Centre&#039;s contribution to social security pensions for widows, the elderly and disabled persons (under the National Social Assistance Programme) from Rs. 200/- per month to Rs. 1,000/- per month.&lt;br /&gt;2. Immediate implementation of National Food Security Act provisions for universal maternity entitlements (Rs. 6,000/- per child).&lt;br /&gt;3. Immediate central assistance for the inclusion of milk, eggs and fruits in school mid-day meals and ICDS.&lt;br /&gt;3. Immediate increase in the annual MGNREGA budget to Rs. 60,000 crores, with effect from 2016-17.&lt;br /&gt;4. Immediate compensation for all families of victims of demonetization-related deaths.&lt;br /&gt;5. Immediate reversal of all recent reductions in social spending by the central government, as a share of GDP.&lt;br /&gt;6. Full disclosure of how, when, why and by whom the decision was made to demonetize. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cash shortages have not only prompted closing down of factories thereby snowballing recession, it has even become difficult for pensioners and MGNREGA workers to get their meagre pensions and wages on time, says the Right to Food Campaign press statement. Instead of flushing out black money from the system, the demonetisation drive has actually reinforced money laundering activities. The government has changed the goalposts behind demonetisation time and again ever since the measure was undertaken on 8 November, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although the initial objectives behind demonetisation drive have been to curb black money, eradicate fake currency and end terrorism, the government is now presenting demonetization as a step towards a &amp;quot;cashless economy&amp;quot;, says the press statement.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Vegetable%20vendor.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Vegetable vendor&quot; width=&quot;258&quot; height=&quot;344&quot; /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;A vegetable vendor accepting payment via the digital wallet PayTM at Sukra Bazaar (i.e. friday market) in Kaushambi, Ghaziabad (U.P.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;It must be noted that eminent citizens issued a statement on 15 November, 2016 that said that demonetisation will not eliminate black money. Please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Citizens%20statement%20on%20demonetisation%20dated%2015%20Nov%202016_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;Citizens statement on demonetisation dated 15 Nov 2016&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Citizens%20statement%20on%20demonetisation%20dated%2015%20Nov%202016_1.pdf&quot; title=&quot;Citizens statement on demonetisation dated 15 Nov 2016&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access the citizens&amp;rsquo; statement on demonetisation, dated 15 November, 2016. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Inclusive Media for Change team has put together the following links and urls of recent news reports, opinions, analyses and interviews on demonetisation, which could be useful to researchers, general readers and media persons: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Press release: Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes: RBI Notice, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot; title=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot; title=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot; title=&quot;https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes - Related Links, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot; title=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot; title=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot; title=&quot;https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Motive behind demonetisation is justifiable but there may be collateral damage, Newsalert from Inclusive Media for Change, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/news-alerts/motive-behind-demonetisation-is-justifiable-but-there-may-be-collateral-damage-4680546.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/news-alerts/motive-behind-demonetisation-is-justifiable-but-there-may-be-collateral-damage-4680546.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Poor swiped out in choice-less, not cash-less, society -Aruna Roy and Nikhil Dey, The Indian Express, 30 December 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/poor-swiped-out-in-choice-less-not-cash-less-society-aruna-roy-and-nikhil-dey-4680917.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/poor-swiped-out-in-choice-less-not-cash-less-society-aruna-roy-and-nikhil-dey-4680917.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Stories of notebandi -Satish Deshpande, The Hindu, 29 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/stories-of-notebandi-satish-deshpande-4680908.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/stories-of-notebandi-satish-deshpande-4680908.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why it&#039;s barter or cash in this &#039;cashless&#039; Ambala village -Vinod Kumar, The Indian Express, 29 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-it039s-barter-or-cash-in-this-039cashless039-ambala-village-vinod-kumar-4680907.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-it039s-barter-or-cash-in-this-039cashless039-ambala-village-vinod-kumar-4680907.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cabinet clears ordinance to punish people holding banned notes beyond deadline -Suchetana Ray, Hindustan Times, 28 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-clears-ordinance-to-punish-people-holding-banned-notes-beyond-deadline/story-QwwN1lGHU9NuhJP2ntalmM.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-clears-ordinance-to-punish-people-holding-banned-notes-beyond-deadline/story-QwwN1lGHU9NuhJP2ntalmM.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;90% of scrapped notes back in system, big dividend unlikely, The Times of India, 28 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/90-of-scrapped-notes-back-in-system-big-dividend-unlikely-4680897.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/90-of-scrapped-notes-back-in-system-big-dividend-unlikely-4680897.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The pursuit of unreason -Prabhat Patnaik, The Telegraph, 28 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-pursuit-of-unreason-prabhat-patnaik-4680900.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-pursuit-of-unreason-prabhat-patnaik-4680900.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Distress among Paddy Farmers in a Village of Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh): Pre &amp;amp; Post Demonetisation -Santosh Verma, Vikalp, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/distress-among-paddy-farmers-in-a-village-of-azamgarh-uttar-pradesh-pre-post-demonetisation-santosh-verma-4680899.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/distress-among-paddy-farmers-in-a-village-of-azamgarh-uttar-pradesh-pre-post-demonetisation-santosh-verma-4680899.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Information Commission Claims It Doesn&#039;t Have Time to Answer RTI Requests -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/information-commission-claims-it-doesn039t-have-time-to-answer-rti-requests-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680898.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/information-commission-claims-it-doesn039t-have-time-to-answer-rti-requests-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680898.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The mother of all disruptions -Jean Dreze, The Hindu, 27 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-mother-of-all-disruptions-jean-dreze-4680889.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-mother-of-all-disruptions-jean-dreze-4680889.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Farmers forced to dump their produce as note ban turns bumper crop worthless - Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Brajendra K Parashar, Punya Priya Mitra &amp;amp; Manoj Ahuja, Hindustan Times, 26 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farmers-forced-to-dump-their-produce-as-note-ban-turns-bumper-crop-worthless-srinivasa-rao-apparasu-brajendra-k-parashar-punya-priya-mitra-manoj-ahuja-4680893.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farmers-forced-to-dump-their-produce-as-note-ban-turns-bumper-crop-worthless-srinivasa-rao-apparasu-brajendra-k-parashar-punya-priya-mitra-manoj-ahuja-4680893.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why demonetisation is a disaster - detailed analysis of RBI data -James Wilson, TheNewsMinute.com, 26 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-demonetisation-is-a-disaster-detailed-analysis-of-rbi-data-james-wilson-4680892.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-demonetisation-is-a-disaster-detailed-analysis-of-rbi-data-james-wilson-4680892.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;RBI Rejects RTI Request for Minutes of Demonetisation Decision -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-rejects-rti-request-for-minutes-of-demonetisation-decision-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680880.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-rejects-rti-request-for-minutes-of-demonetisation-decision-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680880.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#039;Ruined&#039;: Farmers hit as vegetable prices come crashing down after demonetisation -Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039ruined039-farmers-hit-as-vegetable-prices-come-crashing-down-after-demonetisation-chetan-chauhan-4680878.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039ruined039-farmers-hit-as-vegetable-prices-come-crashing-down-after-demonetisation-chetan-chauhan-4680878.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gwalior farmers pay kids&#039; school fees in paddy -Deshdeep Saxena, The Times of India, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/gwalior-farmers-pay-kids039-school-fees-in-paddy-deshdeep-saxena-4680875.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/gwalior-farmers-pay-kids039-school-fees-in-paddy-deshdeep-saxena-4680875.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For jute industry in Bengal, it&#039;s a clicks-and-mortar weave now -Shiv Sahay Singh, The Hindu, 25 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/for-jute-industry-in-bengal-it039s-a-clicks-and-mortar-weave-now-shiv-sahay-singh-4680873.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/for-jute-industry-in-bengal-it039s-a-clicks-and-mortar-weave-now-shiv-sahay-singh-4680873.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Two BJP state govts commissioned note ban research months before Nov 8 -Nitin Sethi &amp;amp; Ishan Bakshi, Business Standard, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/two-bjp-state-govts-commissioned-note-ban-research-months-before-nov-8-nitin-sethi-ishan-bakshi-4680879.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/two-bjp-state-govts-commissioned-note-ban-research-months-before-nov-8-nitin-sethi-ishan-bakshi-4680879.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;RBI says ban on Rs 1000, Rs 500 notes proposed hours before PM&#039;s speech -Aloke Tikku, Hindustan Times, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-says-ban-on-rs-1000-rs-500-notes-proposed-hours-before-pms-speech-aloke-tikku-4680871.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-says-ban-on-rs-1000-rs-500-notes-proposed-hours-before-pms-speech-aloke-tikku-4680871.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This government&#039;s modus operandi is constant distraction -Pratap Bhanu Mehta, The Indian Express, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/this-government039s-modus-operandi-is-constant-distraction-pratap-bhanu-mehta-4680870.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/this-government039s-modus-operandi-is-constant-distraction-pratap-bhanu-mehta-4680870.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demonetisation effect: Cash-starved anganwadis struggle to feed children -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 24 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-effect-cash-starved-anganwadis-struggle-to-feed-children-subodh-varma-4680869.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-effect-cash-starved-anganwadis-struggle-to-feed-children-subodh-varma-4680869.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Parliamentary panel hears adverse views on demonetisation -Dilasha Seth &amp;amp; Amit Agnihotri, Business Standard, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/parliamentary-panel-hears-adverse-views-on-demonetisation-dilasha-seth-amit-agnihotri-4680864.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/parliamentary-panel-hears-adverse-views-on-demonetisation-dilasha-seth-amit-agnihotri-4680864.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demonetisation: Was RBI given enough time to discuss note ban, Manmohan Singh asks House panel -Anand Mishra, The Indian Express, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/demonetisation-was-rbi-given-enough-time-to-discuss-note-ban-manmohan-singh-asks-house-panel-4440952/&quot; title=&quot;http://indianexpress.com/article/india/demonetisation-was-rbi-given-enough-time-to-discuss-note-ban-manmohan-singh-asks-house-panel-4440952/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cash crunch proves a hot potato for these farmers -Vikas Vasudeva, The Hindu, 22 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cash-crunch-proves-a-hot-potato-for-these-farmers-vikas-vasudeva-4680859.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cash-crunch-proves-a-hot-potato-for-these-farmers-vikas-vasudeva-4680859.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;40% contractual staff jobless in Noida, The Times of India, 21 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/40-contractual-staff-jobless-in-noida-4680851.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/40-contractual-staff-jobless-in-noida-4680851.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Handlooms fall silent in Varanasi, $1 trillion hidden economy stalled, The Indian Express, 20 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/handlooms-fall-silent-in-varanasi-1-trillion-hidden-economy-stalled-4680842.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/handlooms-fall-silent-in-varanasi-1-trillion-hidden-economy-stalled-4680842.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dialectics Of Authoritarianism: Transition From The People To The Leader -Prabhat Patnaik, The Citizen, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/dialectics-of-authoritarianism-transition-from-the-people-to-the-leader-prabhat-patnaik-4680840.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/dialectics-of-authoritarianism-transition-from-the-people-to-the-leader-prabhat-patnaik-4680840.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Odisha farmers go back to barter of labour practice post demonetisation, The New Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/odisha-farmers-go-back-to-barter-of-labour-practice-post-demonetisation-4680845.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/odisha-farmers-go-back-to-barter-of-labour-practice-post-demonetisation-4680845.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Things are getting worse: Vegetable vendors counting losses -Manas Mitul, The Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/things-are-getting-worse-vegetable-vendors-counting-losses-manas-mitul-4680838.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/things-are-getting-worse-vegetable-vendors-counting-losses-manas-mitul-4680838.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Three reasons why a cashless society would be a disaster -Amit Varma, The Times of India, 18 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/three-reasons-why-a-cashless-society-would-be-a-disaster-amit-varma-4680826.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/three-reasons-why-a-cashless-society-would-be-a-disaster-amit-varma-4680826.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demonetisation and digital transactions will never stop corruption in India. Here&#039;s why -Manoj Gairola, The Economic Times, 17 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-and-digital-transactions-will-never-stop-corruption-in-india-here039s-why-manoj-gairola-4680817.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-and-digital-transactions-will-never-stop-corruption-in-india-here039s-why-manoj-gairola-4680817.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Farm labour barter beats cash crunch -Manoj Kar, The Telegraph, 17 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farm-labour-barter-beats-cash-crunch-manoj-kar-4680828.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farm-labour-barter-beats-cash-crunch-manoj-kar-4680828.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No estimation of black money either before or after Nov 8: Arun Jaitley, The Indian Express, 16 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/no-estimation-of-black-money-either-before-or-after-nov-8-arun-jaitley-4680816.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/no-estimation-of-black-money-either-before-or-after-nov-8-arun-jaitley-4680816.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Centre disputes RBI&#039;s deposit count, The Hindu, 15 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/centre-disputes-rbi039s-deposit-count-4680809.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/centre-disputes-rbi039s-deposit-count-4680809.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BharatNet project: Ground work ready, connectivity not so much -Pranav Mukul, The Indian Express, 14 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/bharatnet-project-ground-work-ready-connectivity-not-so-much-pranav-mukul-4680789.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/bharatnet-project-ground-work-ready-connectivity-not-so-much-pranav-mukul-4680789.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cashless bliss? Tea belt deflates dream -Avijit Sinha &amp;amp; Anirban Choudhury, The Telegraph, 13 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cashless-bliss-tea-belt-deflates-dream-avijit-sinha-anirban-choudhury-4680785.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cashless-bliss-tea-belt-deflates-dream-avijit-sinha-anirban-choudhury-4680785.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MGNREGA hires plummet by 23 per cent in notebandi November -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 13 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/mgnrega-hires-plummet-by-23-per-cent-in-notebandi-november-subodh-varma-4680778.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/mgnrega-hires-plummet-by-23-per-cent-in-notebandi-november-subodh-varma-4680778.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&#039;My business will be finished&#039;: Cash crunch hits farmers in Punjab -Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039my-business-will-be-finished039-cash-crunch-hits-farmers-in-punjab-gurpreet-singh-nibber-4680779.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039my-business-will-be-finished039-cash-crunch-hits-farmers-in-punjab-gurpreet-singh-nibber-4680779.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Plight of the migrants: Jobless labourers return home after demonetisation, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/plight-of-the-migrants-jobless-labourers-return-home-after-demonetisation-4680793.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/plight-of-the-migrants-jobless-labourers-return-home-after-demonetisation-4680793.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read more &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;45,000 workers lose jobs in F&#039;bad units -Bijendra Ahlawat, The Tribune, 9 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/45000-workers-lose-jobs-in-f039bad-units-bijendra-ahlawat-4680774.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/45000-workers-lose-jobs-in-f039bad-units-bijendra-ahlawat-4680774.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agri dept stops selling wheat seed to farmers, sowing falls by 82% -Harveer Dabas, The Times of India, 4 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/agri-dept-stops-selling-wheat-seed-to-farmers-sowing-falls-by-82-harveer-dabas-4680770.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/agri-dept-stops-selling-wheat-seed-to-farmers-sowing-falls-by-82-harveer-dabas-4680770.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The Political Economy of Demonetising High Value Notes -Jayati Ghosh, The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, 14November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece&quot; title=&quot;http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece&quot; title=&quot;http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece&quot; title=&quot;http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Shock and oh damn -Pronab Sen, Ideas for India, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot; title=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot; title=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot; title=&quot;http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;In the Long Term Indians Might Lose Faith in Cash and Turn Towards Gold -Ravinder Kaur, TheWire.in, 14 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Prabhat Patnaik speaks in JNU on Demonetization, SFI JNU Unit, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot; title=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot; title=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot; title=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Note demonetisation: What of the women who hide cash to feed their children or to escape abuse? -Nishita Jha, Scroll.in, 12 November, 2016,please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demonetisationdamage greater than its benefits, says Kaushik Basu -Arup Roychoudhury,Business Standard, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Why govt&#039;s demonetisation move may fail to win the war against black money -Appu Esthose Suresh, Hindustan Times, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demonetisationleaves lakhs of tea, jute workers in Bengal, Northeast unpaid -Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Amitava Banerjee and Rahul Karmakar, HindustanTimes, 12 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Show me the money -Ila Patnaik, The Indian Express, 11 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Modi&#039;s &#039;surgical strike&#039; won&#039;t make a big difference to black money -TT Ram Mohan, Business Standard, 10 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;Inone stroke, demonetisation has shaken the trust our monetary system is based on -Devangshu Datta, Scroll.in, 9 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Demonetization: Witless and Anti-People -Prabhat Patnaik, TheCitizen.in, 9 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot; title=&quot;http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Interviews&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Utsa Patnaik, professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, interviewed by TK Rajalakshmi, Frontline.in, 23 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/interviews/utsa-patnaik-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-tk-rajalakshmi-4680746.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/interviews/utsa-patnaik-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-tk-rajalakshmi-4680746.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;R Nagaraj, an economist and currently a professor at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research in Mumbai, interviewed by Kedar Nagarajan (Caravan Magazine), Caravan Magazine, 12 December, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/interviews/r-nagaraj-an-economist-and-currently-a-professor-at-the-indira-gandhi-institute-of-development-research-in-mumbai-interviewed-by-kedar-nagarajan-caravan-magazine-4680772.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/interviews/r-nagaraj-an-economist-and-currently-a-professor-at-the-indira-gandhi-institute-of-development-research-in-mumbai-interviewed-by-kedar-nagarajan-caravan-magazine-4680772.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;M Govinda Rao, ex-Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2003-13), interviewed by S Rajendran, The Hindu, 22 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/interviews/m-govinda-rao-ex-director-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-2003-13-interviewed-by-s-rajendran-the-hindu-4680658.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/interviews/m-govinda-rao-ex-director-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-2003-13-interviewed-by-s-rajendran-the-hindu-4680658.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jean Dreze, economist and a leading advocate of welfare policies, interviewed by Vasudha Venugopal, The Economic Times, 22 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/interviews/jean-dreze-economist-and-a-leading-advocate-of-welfare-policies-interviewed-by-vasudha-venugopal-the-economic-times-4680624.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/interviews/jean-dreze-economist-and-a-leading-advocate-of-welfare-policies-interviewed-by-vasudha-venugopal-the-economic-times-4680624.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Abhijit Sen, economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, interviewed by Lola Nayar, Outlook, 21 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/interviews/abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-lola-nayar-4680555.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/interviews/abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-lola-nayar-4680555.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dr. Kavita Rao, professor at National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), interviewed by Supriya Sharma, Scroll.in, 19 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/interviews/dr-kavita-rao-professor-at-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-nipfp-interviewed-by-supriya-sharma-scroll-in-4680605.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/interviews/dr-kavita-rao-professor-at-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-nipfp-interviewed-by-supriya-sharma-scroll-in-4680605.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;KC Chakrabarty, ex-deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), interviewed by Manojit Saha, The Hindu, 18 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/interviews/kc-chakrabarty-ex-deputy-governor-of-reserve-bank-of-india-rbi-interviewed-by-manojit-saha-the-hindu-4680615.html&quot; title=&quot;https://im4change.in/interviews/kc-chakrabarty-ex-deputy-governor-of-reserve-bank-of-india-rbi-interviewed-by-manojit-saha-the-hindu-4680615.html&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to access &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Prof. Abhijit Sen, economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, interviewed by the ET, The Economic Times, 17 November, 2016, please &lt;a href=&quot;https://im4change.in/interviews/prof-abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-the-economic-times-4680595.html&quot; 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                <br /><div align="justify">A press statement issued from the Right to Food Campaign on 27 December, 2016 says that the demonetisation of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination wreaked havoc on the livelihood security of the poor people. The labouring and toiling masses, who are mostly engaged in the informal sector, have been adversely affected due to the scrapping of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination since 9 November, 2016. It is because the unorganized sector is heavily cash-dependent and unbanked. <br /><br />Please <a href="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/RTF%20demands%20demonetisation_1.pdf" title="RTF demands steps on demonetisation " title="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/RTF%20demands%20demonetisation_1.pdf" title="RTF demands steps on demonetisation ">click here</a> to access the press statement of the Right to Food Campaign on demonetisation, dated 27 December, 2016. <br /><br />Given the hardships faced by the poor, the marginalized, the farming community and the informal sector workers due to demonetisation, the Right to Food Campaign has made the following demands from the government: <br /><br />1. Immediate increase of the Centre's contribution to social security pensions for widows, the elderly and disabled persons (under the National Social Assistance Programme) from Rs. 200/- per month to Rs. 1,000/- per month.<br />2. Immediate implementation of National Food Security Act provisions for universal maternity entitlements (Rs. 6,000/- per child).<br />3. Immediate central assistance for the inclusion of milk, eggs and fruits in school mid-day meals and ICDS.<br />3. Immediate increase in the annual MGNREGA budget to Rs. 60,000 crores, with effect from 2016-17.<br />4. Immediate compensation for all families of victims of demonetization-related deaths.<br />5. Immediate reversal of all recent reductions in social spending by the central government, as a share of GDP.<br />6. Full disclosure of how, when, why and by whom the decision was made to demonetize. <br /><br />Cash shortages have not only prompted closing down of factories thereby snowballing recession, it has even become difficult for pensioners and MGNREGA workers to get their meagre pensions and wages on time, says the Right to Food Campaign press statement. Instead of flushing out black money from the system, the demonetisation drive has actually reinforced money laundering activities. The government has changed the goalposts behind demonetisation time and again ever since the measure was undertaken on 8 November, 2016. <br /><br />Although the initial objectives behind demonetisation drive have been to curb black money, eradicate fake currency and end terrorism, the government is now presenting demonetization as a step towards a &quot;cashless economy&quot;, says the press statement.<br />&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify"><img src="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Vegetable%20vendor.jpg" alt="Vegetable vendor" width="258" height="344" /> <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify"><em>A vegetable vendor accepting payment via the digital wallet PayTM at Sukra Bazaar (i.e. friday market) in Kaushambi, Ghaziabad (U.P.)</em><br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div>It must be noted that eminent citizens issued a statement on 15 November, 2016 that said that demonetisation will not eliminate black money. Please <a href="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Citizens%20statement%20on%20demonetisation%20dated%2015%20Nov%202016_1.pdf" title="Citizens statement on demonetisation dated 15 Nov 2016" title="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Citizens%20statement%20on%20demonetisation%20dated%2015%20Nov%202016_1.pdf" title="Citizens statement on demonetisation dated 15 Nov 2016">click here</a> to access the citizens&rsquo; statement on demonetisation, dated 15 November, 2016. <br /><div align="justify"><br /><em>The Inclusive Media for Change team has put together the following links and urls of recent news reports, opinions, analyses and interviews on demonetisation, which could be useful to researchers, general readers and media persons: <br /></em></div><em></em><div align="justify"><em></em>&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Press release: Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes: RBI Notice, please <a href="https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520" title="https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520" title="https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520" title="https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520">click here</a> to access<br /><br />Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes - Related Links, please <a href="https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270" title="https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270" title="https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270" title="https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270">click here</a> to access <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Motive behind demonetisation is justifiable but there may be collateral damage, Newsalert from Inclusive Media for Change, 14 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/news-alerts/motive-behind-demonetisation-is-justifiable-but-there-may-be-collateral-damage-4680546.html" title="https://im4change.in/news-alerts/motive-behind-demonetisation-is-justifiable-but-there-may-be-collateral-damage-4680546.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; </div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Poor swiped out in choice-less, not cash-less, society -Aruna Roy and Nikhil Dey, The Indian Express, 30 December 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/poor-swiped-out-in-choice-less-not-cash-less-society-aruna-roy-and-nikhil-dey-4680917.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/poor-swiped-out-in-choice-less-not-cash-less-society-aruna-roy-and-nikhil-dey-4680917.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Stories of notebandi -Satish Deshpande, The Hindu, 29 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/stories-of-notebandi-satish-deshpande-4680908.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/stories-of-notebandi-satish-deshpande-4680908.html">click here</a> to access </div><div align="justify"><br />Why it's barter or cash in this 'cashless' Ambala village -Vinod Kumar, The Indian Express, 29 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-it039s-barter-or-cash-in-this-039cashless039-ambala-village-vinod-kumar-4680907.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-it039s-barter-or-cash-in-this-039cashless039-ambala-village-vinod-kumar-4680907.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Cabinet clears ordinance to punish people holding banned notes beyond deadline -Suchetana Ray, Hindustan Times, 28 December, 2016, please <a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-clears-ordinance-to-punish-people-holding-banned-notes-beyond-deadline/story-QwwN1lGHU9NuhJP2ntalmM.html" title="http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-clears-ordinance-to-punish-people-holding-banned-notes-beyond-deadline/story-QwwN1lGHU9NuhJP2ntalmM.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br /></div><div align="justify">90% of scrapped notes back in system, big dividend unlikely, The Times of India, 28 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/90-of-scrapped-notes-back-in-system-big-dividend-unlikely-4680897.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/90-of-scrapped-notes-back-in-system-big-dividend-unlikely-4680897.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">The pursuit of unreason -Prabhat Patnaik, The Telegraph, 28 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-pursuit-of-unreason-prabhat-patnaik-4680900.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-pursuit-of-unreason-prabhat-patnaik-4680900.html">click here</a> to access </div><div align="justify"><br />Distress among Paddy Farmers in a Village of Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh): Pre &amp; Post Demonetisation -Santosh Verma, Vikalp, 27 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/distress-among-paddy-farmers-in-a-village-of-azamgarh-uttar-pradesh-pre-post-demonetisation-santosh-verma-4680899.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/distress-among-paddy-farmers-in-a-village-of-azamgarh-uttar-pradesh-pre-post-demonetisation-santosh-verma-4680899.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Information Commission Claims It Doesn't Have Time to Answer RTI Requests -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 27 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/information-commission-claims-it-doesn039t-have-time-to-answer-rti-requests-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680898.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/information-commission-claims-it-doesn039t-have-time-to-answer-rti-requests-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680898.html">click here</a> to access</div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">The mother of all disruptions -Jean Dreze, The Hindu, 27 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-mother-of-all-disruptions-jean-dreze-4680889.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-mother-of-all-disruptions-jean-dreze-4680889.html">click here</a> to access <br />&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Farmers forced to dump their produce as note ban turns bumper crop worthless - Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Brajendra K Parashar, Punya Priya Mitra &amp; Manoj Ahuja, Hindustan Times, 26 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farmers-forced-to-dump-their-produce-as-note-ban-turns-bumper-crop-worthless-srinivasa-rao-apparasu-brajendra-k-parashar-punya-priya-mitra-manoj-ahuja-4680893.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farmers-forced-to-dump-their-produce-as-note-ban-turns-bumper-crop-worthless-srinivasa-rao-apparasu-brajendra-k-parashar-punya-priya-mitra-manoj-ahuja-4680893.html">click here</a> to access</div><div align="justify"><br />Why demonetisation is a disaster - detailed analysis of RBI data -James Wilson, TheNewsMinute.com, 26 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-demonetisation-is-a-disaster-detailed-analysis-of-rbi-data-james-wilson-4680892.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-demonetisation-is-a-disaster-detailed-analysis-of-rbi-data-james-wilson-4680892.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">RBI Rejects RTI Request for Minutes of Demonetisation Decision -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 25 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-rejects-rti-request-for-minutes-of-demonetisation-decision-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680880.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-rejects-rti-request-for-minutes-of-demonetisation-decision-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680880.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />'Ruined': Farmers hit as vegetable prices come crashing down after demonetisation -Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times, 25 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039ruined039-farmers-hit-as-vegetable-prices-come-crashing-down-after-demonetisation-chetan-chauhan-4680878.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039ruined039-farmers-hit-as-vegetable-prices-come-crashing-down-after-demonetisation-chetan-chauhan-4680878.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Gwalior farmers pay kids' school fees in paddy -Deshdeep Saxena, The Times of India, 25 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/gwalior-farmers-pay-kids039-school-fees-in-paddy-deshdeep-saxena-4680875.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/gwalior-farmers-pay-kids039-school-fees-in-paddy-deshdeep-saxena-4680875.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />For jute industry in Bengal, it's a clicks-and-mortar weave now -Shiv Sahay Singh, The Hindu, 25 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/for-jute-industry-in-bengal-it039s-a-clicks-and-mortar-weave-now-shiv-sahay-singh-4680873.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/for-jute-industry-in-bengal-it039s-a-clicks-and-mortar-weave-now-shiv-sahay-singh-4680873.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Two BJP state govts commissioned note ban research months before Nov 8 -Nitin Sethi &amp; Ishan Bakshi, Business Standard, 24 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/two-bjp-state-govts-commissioned-note-ban-research-months-before-nov-8-nitin-sethi-ishan-bakshi-4680879.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/two-bjp-state-govts-commissioned-note-ban-research-months-before-nov-8-nitin-sethi-ishan-bakshi-4680879.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />RBI says ban on Rs 1000, Rs 500 notes proposed hours before PM's speech -Aloke Tikku, Hindustan Times, 24 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-says-ban-on-rs-1000-rs-500-notes-proposed-hours-before-pms-speech-aloke-tikku-4680871.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-says-ban-on-rs-1000-rs-500-notes-proposed-hours-before-pms-speech-aloke-tikku-4680871.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />This government's modus operandi is constant distraction -Pratap Bhanu Mehta, The Indian Express, 24 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/this-government039s-modus-operandi-is-constant-distraction-pratap-bhanu-mehta-4680870.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/this-government039s-modus-operandi-is-constant-distraction-pratap-bhanu-mehta-4680870.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Demonetisation effect: Cash-starved anganwadis struggle to feed children -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 24 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-effect-cash-starved-anganwadis-struggle-to-feed-children-subodh-varma-4680869.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-effect-cash-starved-anganwadis-struggle-to-feed-children-subodh-varma-4680869.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Parliamentary panel hears adverse views on demonetisation -Dilasha Seth &amp; Amit Agnihotri, Business Standard, 23 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/parliamentary-panel-hears-adverse-views-on-demonetisation-dilasha-seth-amit-agnihotri-4680864.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/parliamentary-panel-hears-adverse-views-on-demonetisation-dilasha-seth-amit-agnihotri-4680864.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Demonetisation: Was RBI given enough time to discuss note ban, Manmohan Singh asks House panel -Anand Mishra, The Indian Express, 23 December, 2016, please <a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/demonetisation-was-rbi-given-enough-time-to-discuss-note-ban-manmohan-singh-asks-house-panel-4440952/" title="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/demonetisation-was-rbi-given-enough-time-to-discuss-note-ban-manmohan-singh-asks-house-panel-4440952/">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Cash crunch proves a hot potato for these farmers -Vikas Vasudeva, The Hindu, 22 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cash-crunch-proves-a-hot-potato-for-these-farmers-vikas-vasudeva-4680859.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cash-crunch-proves-a-hot-potato-for-these-farmers-vikas-vasudeva-4680859.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />40% contractual staff jobless in Noida, The Times of India, 21 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/40-contractual-staff-jobless-in-noida-4680851.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/40-contractual-staff-jobless-in-noida-4680851.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Handlooms fall silent in Varanasi, $1 trillion hidden economy stalled, The Indian Express, 20 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/handlooms-fall-silent-in-varanasi-1-trillion-hidden-economy-stalled-4680842.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/handlooms-fall-silent-in-varanasi-1-trillion-hidden-economy-stalled-4680842.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Dialectics Of Authoritarianism: Transition From The People To The Leader -Prabhat Patnaik, The Citizen, 19 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/dialectics-of-authoritarianism-transition-from-the-people-to-the-leader-prabhat-patnaik-4680840.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/dialectics-of-authoritarianism-transition-from-the-people-to-the-leader-prabhat-patnaik-4680840.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Odisha farmers go back to barter of labour practice post demonetisation, The New Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/odisha-farmers-go-back-to-barter-of-labour-practice-post-demonetisation-4680845.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/odisha-farmers-go-back-to-barter-of-labour-practice-post-demonetisation-4680845.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Things are getting worse: Vegetable vendors counting losses -Manas Mitul, The Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/things-are-getting-worse-vegetable-vendors-counting-losses-manas-mitul-4680838.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/things-are-getting-worse-vegetable-vendors-counting-losses-manas-mitul-4680838.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Three reasons why a cashless society would be a disaster -Amit Varma, The Times of India, 18 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/three-reasons-why-a-cashless-society-would-be-a-disaster-amit-varma-4680826.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/three-reasons-why-a-cashless-society-would-be-a-disaster-amit-varma-4680826.html">click here</a> to access<br /><br />Demonetisation and digital transactions will never stop corruption in India. Here's why -Manoj Gairola, The Economic Times, 17 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-and-digital-transactions-will-never-stop-corruption-in-india-here039s-why-manoj-gairola-4680817.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-and-digital-transactions-will-never-stop-corruption-in-india-here039s-why-manoj-gairola-4680817.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Farm labour barter beats cash crunch -Manoj Kar, The Telegraph, 17 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farm-labour-barter-beats-cash-crunch-manoj-kar-4680828.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farm-labour-barter-beats-cash-crunch-manoj-kar-4680828.html">click here</a> to access </div><div align="justify"><br />No estimation of black money either before or after Nov 8: Arun Jaitley, The Indian Express, 16 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/no-estimation-of-black-money-either-before-or-after-nov-8-arun-jaitley-4680816.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/no-estimation-of-black-money-either-before-or-after-nov-8-arun-jaitley-4680816.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Centre disputes RBI's deposit count, The Hindu, 15 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/centre-disputes-rbi039s-deposit-count-4680809.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/centre-disputes-rbi039s-deposit-count-4680809.html">click here</a> to access </div><div align="justify"><br />BharatNet project: Ground work ready, connectivity not so much -Pranav Mukul, The Indian Express, 14 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/bharatnet-project-ground-work-ready-connectivity-not-so-much-pranav-mukul-4680789.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/bharatnet-project-ground-work-ready-connectivity-not-so-much-pranav-mukul-4680789.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Cashless bliss? Tea belt deflates dream -Avijit Sinha &amp; Anirban Choudhury, The Telegraph, 13 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cashless-bliss-tea-belt-deflates-dream-avijit-sinha-anirban-choudhury-4680785.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cashless-bliss-tea-belt-deflates-dream-avijit-sinha-anirban-choudhury-4680785.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />MGNREGA hires plummet by 23 per cent in notebandi November -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 13 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/mgnrega-hires-plummet-by-23-per-cent-in-notebandi-november-subodh-varma-4680778.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/mgnrega-hires-plummet-by-23-per-cent-in-notebandi-november-subodh-varma-4680778.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />'My business will be finished': Cash crunch hits farmers in Punjab -Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039my-business-will-be-finished039-cash-crunch-hits-farmers-in-punjab-gurpreet-singh-nibber-4680779.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039my-business-will-be-finished039-cash-crunch-hits-farmers-in-punjab-gurpreet-singh-nibber-4680779.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Plight of the migrants: Jobless labourers return home after demonetisation, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/plight-of-the-migrants-jobless-labourers-return-home-after-demonetisation-4680793.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/plight-of-the-migrants-jobless-labourers-return-home-after-demonetisation-4680793.html">click here</a> to read more <br /><br />45,000 workers lose jobs in F'bad units -Bijendra Ahlawat, The Tribune, 9 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/45000-workers-lose-jobs-in-f039bad-units-bijendra-ahlawat-4680774.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/45000-workers-lose-jobs-in-f039bad-units-bijendra-ahlawat-4680774.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Agri dept stops selling wheat seed to farmers, sowing falls by 82% -Harveer Dabas, The Times of India, 4 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/agri-dept-stops-selling-wheat-seed-to-farmers-sowing-falls-by-82-harveer-dabas-4680770.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/agri-dept-stops-selling-wheat-seed-to-farmers-sowing-falls-by-82-harveer-dabas-4680770.html">click here</a> to access <br />&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">The Political Economy of Demonetising High Value Notes -Jayati Ghosh, The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, 14November, 2016, please <a href="http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece" title="http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece" title="http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece" title="http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece">click here</a> to access&nbsp;<div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Shock and oh damn -Pronab Sen, Ideas for India, 14 November, 2016, please <a href="http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720" title="http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720" title="http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720" title="http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720">click here</a> to access <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div>In the Long Term Indians Might Lose Faith in Cash and Turn Towards Gold -Ravinder Kaur, TheWire.in, 14 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html">click here</a> to access &nbsp;</div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Prabhat Patnaik speaks in JNU on Demonetization, SFI JNU Unit, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY">click here</a> to access </div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Note demonetisation: What of the women who hide cash to feed their children or to escape abuse? -Nishita Jha, Scroll.in, 12 November, 2016,please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Demonetisationdamage greater than its benefits, says Kaushik Basu -Arup Roychoudhury,Business Standard, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html">click here</a> to access</div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Why govt's demonetisation move may fail to win the war against black money -Appu Esthose Suresh, Hindustan Times, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Demonetisationleaves lakhs of tea, jute workers in Bengal, Northeast unpaid -Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Amitava Banerjee and Rahul Karmakar, HindustanTimes, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Show me the money -Ila Patnaik, The Indian Express, 11 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html">click here</a> to access <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify"><div align="justify">Modi's 'surgical strike' won't make a big difference to black money -TT Ram Mohan, Business Standard, 10 November, 2016, please <a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html" title="http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html" title="http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html" title="http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html">click here</a> to access <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div>Inone stroke, demonetisation has shaken the trust our monetary system is based on -Devangshu Datta, Scroll.in, 9 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; </div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Demonetization: Witless and Anti-People -Prabhat Patnaik, TheCitizen.in, 9 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify"><strong><em>Interviews<br /></em></strong><br />Utsa Patnaik, professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, interviewed by TK Rajalakshmi, Frontline.in, 23 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/utsa-patnaik-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-tk-rajalakshmi-4680746.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/utsa-patnaik-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-tk-rajalakshmi-4680746.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />R Nagaraj, an economist and currently a professor at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research in Mumbai, interviewed by Kedar Nagarajan (Caravan Magazine), Caravan Magazine, 12 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/r-nagaraj-an-economist-and-currently-a-professor-at-the-indira-gandhi-institute-of-development-research-in-mumbai-interviewed-by-kedar-nagarajan-caravan-magazine-4680772.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/r-nagaraj-an-economist-and-currently-a-professor-at-the-indira-gandhi-institute-of-development-research-in-mumbai-interviewed-by-kedar-nagarajan-caravan-magazine-4680772.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />M Govinda Rao, ex-Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2003-13), interviewed by S Rajendran, The Hindu, 22 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/m-govinda-rao-ex-director-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-2003-13-interviewed-by-s-rajendran-the-hindu-4680658.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/m-govinda-rao-ex-director-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-2003-13-interviewed-by-s-rajendran-the-hindu-4680658.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Jean Dreze, economist and a leading advocate of welfare policies, interviewed by Vasudha Venugopal, The Economic Times, 22 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/jean-dreze-economist-and-a-leading-advocate-of-welfare-policies-interviewed-by-vasudha-venugopal-the-economic-times-4680624.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/jean-dreze-economist-and-a-leading-advocate-of-welfare-policies-interviewed-by-vasudha-venugopal-the-economic-times-4680624.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Abhijit Sen, economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, interviewed by Lola Nayar, Outlook, 21 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-lola-nayar-4680555.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-lola-nayar-4680555.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Dr. Kavita Rao, professor at National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), interviewed by Supriya Sharma, Scroll.in, 19 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/dr-kavita-rao-professor-at-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-nipfp-interviewed-by-supriya-sharma-scroll-in-4680605.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/dr-kavita-rao-professor-at-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-nipfp-interviewed-by-supriya-sharma-scroll-in-4680605.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />KC Chakrabarty, ex-deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), interviewed by Manojit Saha, The Hindu, 18 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/kc-chakrabarty-ex-deputy-governor-of-reserve-bank-of-india-rbi-interviewed-by-manojit-saha-the-hindu-4680615.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/kc-chakrabarty-ex-deputy-governor-of-reserve-bank-of-india-rbi-interviewed-by-manojit-saha-the-hindu-4680615.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Prof. Abhijit Sen, economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, interviewed by the ET, The Economic Times, 17 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/prof-abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-the-economic-times-4680595.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/prof-abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-the-economic-times-4680595.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Prabhat Patnaik, economist and professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, interviewed by Jahnavi Sen, TheWire.in, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/prabhat-patnaik-economist-and-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-jahnavi-sen-4680535.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/prabhat-patnaik-economist-and-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-jahnavi-sen-4680535.html">click here</a> to access</div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">International payments industry expert Guillaume Lepecq interview by Kanika Datta, Business Standard, 16 April, 2016, please <a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/cashless-transactions-are-not-always-cheaper-guillaume-lepecq-116041600614_1.html" title="http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/cashless-transactions-are-not-always-cheaper-guillaume-lepecq-116041600614_1.html" title="http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/cashless-transactions-are-not-always-cheaper-guillaume-lepecq-116041600614_1.html" title="http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/cashless-transactions-are-not-always-cheaper-guillaume-lepecq-116041600614_1.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify"><br /><strong>Image Courtesy: Inclusive Media for Change / Shambhu Ghatak&nbsp; &nbsp;</strong></div>               </font>
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A press statement issued from the Right to Food Campaign on 27 December, 2016 says that the demonetisation of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination wreaked havoc on the livelihood security of the poor people. The labouring and toiling masses, who are mostly engaged in the informal sector, have been adversely affected due to the scrapping of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination since 9 November, 2016. It is because the unorganized sector is heavily cash-dependent and unbanked. <br />
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Please <a href="tinymce/uploaded/RTF%20demands%20demonetisation_1.pdf" title="RTF demands steps on demonetisation ">click here</a> to access the press statement of the Right to Food Campaign on demonetisation, dated 27 December, 2016. <br />
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Given the hardships faced by the poor, the marginalized, the farming community and the informal sector workers due to demonetisation, the Right to Food Campaign has made the following demands from the government: <br />
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1. Immediate increase of the Centre's contribution to social security pensions for widows, the elderly and disabled persons (under the National Social Assistance Programme) from Rs. 200/- per month to Rs. 1,000/- per month.<br />
2. Immediate implementation of National Food Security Act provisions for universal maternity entitlements (Rs. 6,000/- per child).<br />
3. Immediate central assistance for the inclusion of milk, eggs and fruits in school mid-day meals and ICDS.<br />
3. Immediate increase in the annual MGNREGA budget to Rs. 60,000 crores, with effect from 2016-17.<br />
4. Immediate compensation for all families of victims of demonetization-related deaths.<br />
5. Immediate reversal of all recent reductions in social spending by the central government, as a share of GDP.<br />
6. Full disclosure of how, when, why and by whom the decision was made to demonetize. <br />
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Cash shortages have not only prompted closing down of factories thereby snowballing recession, it has even become difficult for pensioners and MGNREGA workers to get their meagre pensions and wages on time, says the Right to Food Campaign press statement. Instead of flushing out black money from the system, the demonetisation drive has actually reinforced money laundering activities. The government has changed the goalposts behind demonetisation time and again ever since the measure was undertaken on 8 November, 2016. <br />
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Although the initial objectives behind demonetisation drive have been to curb black money, eradicate fake currency and end terrorism, the government is now presenting demonetization as a step towards a &quot;cashless economy&quot;, says the press statement.<br />
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It must be noted that eminent citizens issued a statement on 15 November, 2016 that said that demonetisation will not eliminate black money. Please <a href="tinymce/uploaded/Citizens%20statement%20on%20demonetisation%20dated%2015%20Nov%202016_1.pdf" title="Citizens statement on demonetisation dated 15 Nov 2016">click here</a> to access the citizens&rsquo; statement on demonetisation, dated 15 November, 2016. <br />
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Press release: Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes: RBI Notice, please <a href="https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520" title="https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520">click here</a> to access<br />
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Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes - Related Links, please <a href="https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270" title="https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270">click here</a> to access <br />
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Motive behind demonetisation is justifiable but there may be collateral damage, Newsalert from Inclusive Media for Change, 14 November, 2016, please <a href="../news-alerts/motive-behind-demonetisation-is-justifiable-but-there-may-be-collateral-damage-4680546.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; 
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Poor swiped out in choice-less, not cash-less, society -Aruna Roy and Nikhil Dey, The Indian Express, 30 December 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/poor-swiped-out-in-choice-less-not-cash-less-society-aruna-roy-and-nikhil-dey-4680917.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br />
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Stories of notebandi -Satish Deshpande, The Hindu, 29 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/stories-of-notebandi-satish-deshpande-4680908.html">click here</a> to access 
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Why it's barter or cash in this 'cashless' Ambala village -Vinod Kumar, The Indian Express, 29 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/why-it039s-barter-or-cash-in-this-039cashless039-ambala-village-vinod-kumar-4680907.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Cabinet clears ordinance to punish people holding banned notes beyond deadline -Suchetana Ray, Hindustan Times, 28 December, 2016, please <a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-clears-ordinance-to-punish-people-holding-banned-notes-beyond-deadline/story-QwwN1lGHU9NuhJP2ntalmM.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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90% of scrapped notes back in system, big dividend unlikely, The Times 
of India, 28 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/90-of-scrapped-notes-back-in-system-big-dividend-unlikely-4680897.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br />
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The pursuit of unreason -Prabhat Patnaik, The Telegraph, 28 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/the-pursuit-of-unreason-prabhat-patnaik-4680900.html">click here</a> to access 
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Distress among Paddy Farmers in a Village of Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh): Pre &amp; Post Demonetisation -Santosh Verma, Vikalp, 27 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/distress-among-paddy-farmers-in-a-village-of-azamgarh-uttar-pradesh-pre-post-demonetisation-santosh-verma-4680899.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Information Commission Claims It Doesn't Have Time to Answer RTI Requests -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 27 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/information-commission-claims-it-doesn039t-have-time-to-answer-rti-requests-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680898.html">click here</a> to access
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The mother of all disruptions -Jean Dreze, The Hindu, 27 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/the-mother-of-all-disruptions-jean-dreze-4680889.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Farmers forced to dump their produce as note ban turns bumper crop worthless - Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Brajendra K Parashar, Punya Priya Mitra &amp; Manoj Ahuja, Hindustan Times, 26 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/farmers-forced-to-dump-their-produce-as-note-ban-turns-bumper-crop-worthless-srinivasa-rao-apparasu-brajendra-k-parashar-punya-priya-mitra-manoj-ahuja-4680893.html">click here</a> to access
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Why demonetisation is a disaster - detailed analysis of RBI data -James Wilson, TheNewsMinute.com, 26 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/why-demonetisation-is-a-disaster-detailed-analysis-of-rbi-data-james-wilson-4680892.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br />
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RBI Rejects RTI Request for Minutes of Demonetisation Decision -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 25 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/rbi-rejects-rti-request-for-minutes-of-demonetisation-decision-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680880.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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'Ruined': Farmers hit as vegetable prices come crashing down after demonetisation -Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times, 25 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/039ruined039-farmers-hit-as-vegetable-prices-come-crashing-down-after-demonetisation-chetan-chauhan-4680878.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Gwalior farmers pay kids' school fees in paddy -Deshdeep Saxena, The Times of India, 25 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/gwalior-farmers-pay-kids039-school-fees-in-paddy-deshdeep-saxena-4680875.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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For jute industry in Bengal, it's a clicks-and-mortar weave now -Shiv Sahay Singh, The Hindu, 25 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/for-jute-industry-in-bengal-it039s-a-clicks-and-mortar-weave-now-shiv-sahay-singh-4680873.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Two BJP state govts commissioned note ban research months before Nov 8 -Nitin Sethi &amp; Ishan Bakshi, Business Standard, 24 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/two-bjp-state-govts-commissioned-note-ban-research-months-before-nov-8-nitin-sethi-ishan-bakshi-4680879.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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RBI says ban on Rs 1000, Rs 500 notes proposed hours before PM's speech -Aloke Tikku, Hindustan Times, 24 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/rbi-says-ban-on-rs-1000-rs-500-notes-proposed-hours-before-pms-speech-aloke-tikku-4680871.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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This government's modus operandi is constant distraction -Pratap Bhanu Mehta, The Indian Express, 24 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/this-government039s-modus-operandi-is-constant-distraction-pratap-bhanu-mehta-4680870.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Demonetisation effect: Cash-starved anganwadis struggle to feed children -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 24 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/demonetisation-effect-cash-starved-anganwadis-struggle-to-feed-children-subodh-varma-4680869.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br />
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Parliamentary panel hears adverse views on demonetisation -Dilasha Seth &amp; Amit Agnihotri, Business Standard, 23 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/parliamentary-panel-hears-adverse-views-on-demonetisation-dilasha-seth-amit-agnihotri-4680864.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Demonetisation: Was RBI given enough time to discuss note ban, Manmohan Singh asks House panel -Anand Mishra, The Indian Express, 23 December, 2016, please <a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/demonetisation-was-rbi-given-enough-time-to-discuss-note-ban-manmohan-singh-asks-house-panel-4440952/">click here</a> to access <br />
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Cash crunch proves a hot potato for these farmers -Vikas Vasudeva, The Hindu, 22 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/cash-crunch-proves-a-hot-potato-for-these-farmers-vikas-vasudeva-4680859.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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40% contractual staff jobless in Noida, The Times of India, 21 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/40-contractual-staff-jobless-in-noida-4680851.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Handlooms fall silent in Varanasi, $1 trillion hidden economy stalled, The Indian Express, 20 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/handlooms-fall-silent-in-varanasi-1-trillion-hidden-economy-stalled-4680842.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Dialectics Of Authoritarianism: Transition From The People To The Leader -Prabhat Patnaik, The Citizen, 19 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/dialectics-of-authoritarianism-transition-from-the-people-to-the-leader-prabhat-patnaik-4680840.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Odisha farmers go back to barter of labour practice post demonetisation, The New Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/odisha-farmers-go-back-to-barter-of-labour-practice-post-demonetisation-4680845.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Things are getting worse: Vegetable vendors counting losses -Manas Mitul, The Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/things-are-getting-worse-vegetable-vendors-counting-losses-manas-mitul-4680838.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Three reasons why a cashless society would be a disaster -Amit Varma, The Times of India, 18 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/three-reasons-why-a-cashless-society-would-be-a-disaster-amit-varma-4680826.html">click here</a> to access<br />
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Demonetisation and digital transactions will never stop corruption in India. Here's why -Manoj Gairola, The Economic Times, 17 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/demonetisation-and-digital-transactions-will-never-stop-corruption-in-india-here039s-why-manoj-gairola-4680817.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Farm labour barter beats cash crunch -Manoj Kar, The Telegraph, 17 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/farm-labour-barter-beats-cash-crunch-manoj-kar-4680828.html">click here</a> to access 
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No estimation of black money either before or after Nov 8: Arun Jaitley, The Indian Express, 16 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/no-estimation-of-black-money-either-before-or-after-nov-8-arun-jaitley-4680816.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Centre disputes RBI's deposit count, The Hindu, 15 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/centre-disputes-rbi039s-deposit-count-4680809.html">click here</a> to access 
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BharatNet project: Ground work ready, connectivity not so much -Pranav Mukul, The Indian Express, 14 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/bharatnet-project-ground-work-ready-connectivity-not-so-much-pranav-mukul-4680789.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Cashless bliss? Tea belt deflates dream -Avijit Sinha &amp; Anirban Choudhury, The Telegraph, 13 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/cashless-bliss-tea-belt-deflates-dream-avijit-sinha-anirban-choudhury-4680785.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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MGNREGA hires plummet by 23 per cent in notebandi November -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 13 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/mgnrega-hires-plummet-by-23-per-cent-in-notebandi-november-subodh-varma-4680778.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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'My business will be finished': Cash crunch hits farmers in Punjab -Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/039my-business-will-be-finished039-cash-crunch-hits-farmers-in-punjab-gurpreet-singh-nibber-4680779.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Plight of the migrants: Jobless labourers return home after demonetisation, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/plight-of-the-migrants-jobless-labourers-return-home-after-demonetisation-4680793.html">click here</a> to read more <br />
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45,000 workers lose jobs in F'bad units -Bijendra Ahlawat, The Tribune, 9 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/45000-workers-lose-jobs-in-f039bad-units-bijendra-ahlawat-4680774.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Agri dept stops selling wheat seed to farmers, sowing falls by 82% -Harveer Dabas, The Times of India, 4 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/agri-dept-stops-selling-wheat-seed-to-farmers-sowing-falls-by-82-harveer-dabas-4680770.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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The Political Economy of Demonetising High Value 
Notes -Jayati Ghosh, The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, 14
November, 2016, please <a href="http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece" title="http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece">click here</a> to access&nbsp;
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Shock and oh damn -Pronab Sen, Ideas for India, 14 November, 2016, please <a href="http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720" title="http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720">click here</a> to access <br />
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In the Long Term Indians Might Lose Faith in Cash and Turn Towards Gold -Ravinder Kaur, TheWire.in, 14 November, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html">click here</a> to access &nbsp;
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Prabhat Patnaik speaks in JNU on Demonetization, SFI JNU Unit, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY">click here</a> to access 
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Note demonetisation: What of the women who hide cash to feed their 
children or to escape abuse? -Nishita Jha, Scroll.in, 12 November, 2016,
please <a href="../latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Demonetisation
damage greater than its benefits, says Kaushik Basu -Arup Roychoudhury,
Business Standard, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html">click here</a> to access
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Why govt's demonetisation move may fail to win the war against black 
money -Appu Esthose Suresh, Hindustan Times, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Demonetisation
leaves lakhs of tea, jute workers in Bengal, Northeast unpaid 
-Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Amitava Banerjee and Rahul Karmakar, Hindustan
Times, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Show me the money -Ila Patnaik, The Indian Express, 11 November, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Modi's 'surgical strike' won't make a big difference to black money -TT Ram Mohan, Business Standard, 10 November, 2016, please <a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html" title="http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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In
one stroke, demonetisation has shaken the trust our monetary system is 
based on -Devangshu Datta, Scroll.in, 9 November, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; 
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Demonetization: Witless and Anti-People -Prabhat Patnaik, TheCitizen.in, 9 November, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br />
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Utsa Patnaik, professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, interviewed by TK Rajalakshmi, Frontline.in, 23 December, 2016, please <a href="../interviews/utsa-patnaik-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-tk-rajalakshmi-4680746.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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R Nagaraj, an economist and currently a professor at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research in Mumbai, interviewed by Kedar Nagarajan (Caravan Magazine), Caravan Magazine, 12 December, 2016, please <a href="../interviews/r-nagaraj-an-economist-and-currently-a-professor-at-the-indira-gandhi-institute-of-development-research-in-mumbai-interviewed-by-kedar-nagarajan-caravan-magazine-4680772.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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M Govinda Rao, ex-Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2003-13), interviewed by S Rajendran, The Hindu, 22 November, 2016, please <a href="../interviews/m-govinda-rao-ex-director-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-2003-13-interviewed-by-s-rajendran-the-hindu-4680658.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Jean Dreze, economist and a leading advocate of welfare policies, interviewed by Vasudha Venugopal, The Economic Times, 22 November, 2016, please <a href="../interviews/jean-dreze-economist-and-a-leading-advocate-of-welfare-policies-interviewed-by-vasudha-venugopal-the-economic-times-4680624.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Abhijit Sen, economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, interviewed by Lola Nayar, Outlook, 21 November, 2016, please <a href="../interviews/abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-lola-nayar-4680555.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Dr. Kavita Rao, professor at National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), interviewed by Supriya Sharma, Scroll.in, 19 November, 2016, please <a href="../interviews/dr-kavita-rao-professor-at-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-nipfp-interviewed-by-supriya-sharma-scroll-in-4680605.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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KC Chakrabarty, ex-deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), interviewed by Manojit Saha, The Hindu, 18 November, 2016, please <a href="../interviews/kc-chakrabarty-ex-deputy-governor-of-reserve-bank-of-india-rbi-interviewed-by-manojit-saha-the-hindu-4680615.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Prof. Abhijit Sen, economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, interviewed by the ET, The Economic Times, 17 November, 2016, please <a href="../interviews/prof-abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-the-economic-times-4680595.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Prabhat Patnaik, economist and professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, interviewed by Jahnavi Sen, TheWire.in, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="../interviews/prabhat-patnaik-economist-and-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-jahnavi-sen-4680535.html">click here</a> to access
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International payments industry expert Guillaume Lepecq interview by Kanika Datta, Business Standard, 16 April, 2016, please <a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/cashless-transactions-are-not-always-cheaper-guillaume-lepecq-116041600614_1.html" title="http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/cashless-transactions-are-not-always-cheaper-guillaume-lepecq-116041600614_1.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br />
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A press statement issued from the Right to Food Campaign on 27 December, 2016 says that the demonetisation of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination wreaked havoc on the livelihood security of the poor people. The...',
	'disp' => '<br /><div align="justify">A press statement issued from the Right to Food Campaign on 27 December, 2016 says that the demonetisation of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination wreaked havoc on the livelihood security of the poor people. The labouring and toiling masses, who are mostly engaged in the informal sector, have been adversely affected due to the scrapping of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination since 9 November, 2016. It is because the unorganized sector is heavily cash-dependent and unbanked. <br /><br />Please <a href="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/RTF%20demands%20demonetisation_1.pdf" title="RTF demands steps on demonetisation " title="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/RTF%20demands%20demonetisation_1.pdf" title="RTF demands steps on demonetisation ">click here</a> to access the press statement of the Right to Food Campaign on demonetisation, dated 27 December, 2016. <br /><br />Given the hardships faced by the poor, the marginalized, the farming community and the informal sector workers due to demonetisation, the Right to Food Campaign has made the following demands from the government: <br /><br />1. Immediate increase of the Centre's contribution to social security pensions for widows, the elderly and disabled persons (under the National Social Assistance Programme) from Rs. 200/- per month to Rs. 1,000/- per month.<br />2. Immediate implementation of National Food Security Act provisions for universal maternity entitlements (Rs. 6,000/- per child).<br />3. Immediate central assistance for the inclusion of milk, eggs and fruits in school mid-day meals and ICDS.<br />3. Immediate increase in the annual MGNREGA budget to Rs. 60,000 crores, with effect from 2016-17.<br />4. Immediate compensation for all families of victims of demonetization-related deaths.<br />5. Immediate reversal of all recent reductions in social spending by the central government, as a share of GDP.<br />6. Full disclosure of how, when, why and by whom the decision was made to demonetize. <br /><br />Cash shortages have not only prompted closing down of factories thereby snowballing recession, it has even become difficult for pensioners and MGNREGA workers to get their meagre pensions and wages on time, says the Right to Food Campaign press statement. Instead of flushing out black money from the system, the demonetisation drive has actually reinforced money laundering activities. The government has changed the goalposts behind demonetisation time and again ever since the measure was undertaken on 8 November, 2016. <br /><br />Although the initial objectives behind demonetisation drive have been to curb black money, eradicate fake currency and end terrorism, the government is now presenting demonetization as a step towards a &quot;cashless economy&quot;, says the press statement.<br />&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify"><img src="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Vegetable%20vendor.jpg" alt="Vegetable vendor" width="258" height="344" /> <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify"><em>A vegetable vendor accepting payment via the digital wallet PayTM at Sukra Bazaar (i.e. friday market) in Kaushambi, Ghaziabad (U.P.)</em><br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div>It must be noted that eminent citizens issued a statement on 15 November, 2016 that said that demonetisation will not eliminate black money. Please <a href="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Citizens%20statement%20on%20demonetisation%20dated%2015%20Nov%202016_1.pdf" title="Citizens statement on demonetisation dated 15 Nov 2016" title="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Citizens%20statement%20on%20demonetisation%20dated%2015%20Nov%202016_1.pdf" title="Citizens statement on demonetisation dated 15 Nov 2016">click here</a> to access the citizens&rsquo; statement on demonetisation, dated 15 November, 2016. <br /><div align="justify"><br /><em>The Inclusive Media for Change team has put together the following links and urls of recent news reports, opinions, analyses and interviews on demonetisation, which could be useful to researchers, general readers and media persons: <br /></em></div><em></em><div align="justify"><em></em>&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Press release: Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes: RBI Notice, please <a href="https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520" title="https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520" title="https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520" title="https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520">click here</a> to access<br /><br />Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes - Related Links, please <a href="https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270" title="https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270" title="https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270" title="https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270">click here</a> to access <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Motive behind demonetisation is justifiable but there may be collateral damage, Newsalert from Inclusive Media for Change, 14 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/news-alerts/motive-behind-demonetisation-is-justifiable-but-there-may-be-collateral-damage-4680546.html" title="https://im4change.in/news-alerts/motive-behind-demonetisation-is-justifiable-but-there-may-be-collateral-damage-4680546.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; </div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Poor swiped out in choice-less, not cash-less, society -Aruna Roy and Nikhil Dey, The Indian Express, 30 December 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/poor-swiped-out-in-choice-less-not-cash-less-society-aruna-roy-and-nikhil-dey-4680917.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/poor-swiped-out-in-choice-less-not-cash-less-society-aruna-roy-and-nikhil-dey-4680917.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Stories of notebandi -Satish Deshpande, The Hindu, 29 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/stories-of-notebandi-satish-deshpande-4680908.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/stories-of-notebandi-satish-deshpande-4680908.html">click here</a> to access </div><div align="justify"><br />Why it's barter or cash in this 'cashless' Ambala village -Vinod Kumar, The Indian Express, 29 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-it039s-barter-or-cash-in-this-039cashless039-ambala-village-vinod-kumar-4680907.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-it039s-barter-or-cash-in-this-039cashless039-ambala-village-vinod-kumar-4680907.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Cabinet clears ordinance to punish people holding banned notes beyond deadline -Suchetana Ray, Hindustan Times, 28 December, 2016, please <a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-clears-ordinance-to-punish-people-holding-banned-notes-beyond-deadline/story-QwwN1lGHU9NuhJP2ntalmM.html" title="http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-clears-ordinance-to-punish-people-holding-banned-notes-beyond-deadline/story-QwwN1lGHU9NuhJP2ntalmM.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br /></div><div align="justify">90% of scrapped notes back in system, big dividend unlikely, The Times of India, 28 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/90-of-scrapped-notes-back-in-system-big-dividend-unlikely-4680897.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/90-of-scrapped-notes-back-in-system-big-dividend-unlikely-4680897.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">The pursuit of unreason -Prabhat Patnaik, The Telegraph, 28 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-pursuit-of-unreason-prabhat-patnaik-4680900.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-pursuit-of-unreason-prabhat-patnaik-4680900.html">click here</a> to access </div><div align="justify"><br />Distress among Paddy Farmers in a Village of Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh): Pre &amp; Post Demonetisation -Santosh Verma, Vikalp, 27 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/distress-among-paddy-farmers-in-a-village-of-azamgarh-uttar-pradesh-pre-post-demonetisation-santosh-verma-4680899.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/distress-among-paddy-farmers-in-a-village-of-azamgarh-uttar-pradesh-pre-post-demonetisation-santosh-verma-4680899.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Information Commission Claims It Doesn't Have Time to Answer RTI Requests -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 27 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/information-commission-claims-it-doesn039t-have-time-to-answer-rti-requests-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680898.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/information-commission-claims-it-doesn039t-have-time-to-answer-rti-requests-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680898.html">click here</a> to access</div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">The mother of all disruptions -Jean Dreze, The Hindu, 27 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-mother-of-all-disruptions-jean-dreze-4680889.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-mother-of-all-disruptions-jean-dreze-4680889.html">click here</a> to access <br />&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Farmers forced to dump their produce as note ban turns bumper crop worthless - Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Brajendra K Parashar, Punya Priya Mitra &amp; Manoj Ahuja, Hindustan Times, 26 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farmers-forced-to-dump-their-produce-as-note-ban-turns-bumper-crop-worthless-srinivasa-rao-apparasu-brajendra-k-parashar-punya-priya-mitra-manoj-ahuja-4680893.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farmers-forced-to-dump-their-produce-as-note-ban-turns-bumper-crop-worthless-srinivasa-rao-apparasu-brajendra-k-parashar-punya-priya-mitra-manoj-ahuja-4680893.html">click here</a> to access</div><div align="justify"><br />Why demonetisation is a disaster - detailed analysis of RBI data -James Wilson, TheNewsMinute.com, 26 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-demonetisation-is-a-disaster-detailed-analysis-of-rbi-data-james-wilson-4680892.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-demonetisation-is-a-disaster-detailed-analysis-of-rbi-data-james-wilson-4680892.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">RBI Rejects RTI Request for Minutes of Demonetisation Decision -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 25 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-rejects-rti-request-for-minutes-of-demonetisation-decision-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680880.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-rejects-rti-request-for-minutes-of-demonetisation-decision-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680880.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />'Ruined': Farmers hit as vegetable prices come crashing down after demonetisation -Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times, 25 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039ruined039-farmers-hit-as-vegetable-prices-come-crashing-down-after-demonetisation-chetan-chauhan-4680878.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039ruined039-farmers-hit-as-vegetable-prices-come-crashing-down-after-demonetisation-chetan-chauhan-4680878.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Gwalior farmers pay kids' school fees in paddy -Deshdeep Saxena, The Times of India, 25 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/gwalior-farmers-pay-kids039-school-fees-in-paddy-deshdeep-saxena-4680875.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/gwalior-farmers-pay-kids039-school-fees-in-paddy-deshdeep-saxena-4680875.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />For jute industry in Bengal, it's a clicks-and-mortar weave now -Shiv Sahay Singh, The Hindu, 25 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/for-jute-industry-in-bengal-it039s-a-clicks-and-mortar-weave-now-shiv-sahay-singh-4680873.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/for-jute-industry-in-bengal-it039s-a-clicks-and-mortar-weave-now-shiv-sahay-singh-4680873.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Two BJP state govts commissioned note ban research months before Nov 8 -Nitin Sethi &amp; Ishan Bakshi, Business Standard, 24 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/two-bjp-state-govts-commissioned-note-ban-research-months-before-nov-8-nitin-sethi-ishan-bakshi-4680879.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/two-bjp-state-govts-commissioned-note-ban-research-months-before-nov-8-nitin-sethi-ishan-bakshi-4680879.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />RBI says ban on Rs 1000, Rs 500 notes proposed hours before PM's speech -Aloke Tikku, Hindustan Times, 24 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-says-ban-on-rs-1000-rs-500-notes-proposed-hours-before-pms-speech-aloke-tikku-4680871.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-says-ban-on-rs-1000-rs-500-notes-proposed-hours-before-pms-speech-aloke-tikku-4680871.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />This government's modus operandi is constant distraction -Pratap Bhanu Mehta, The Indian Express, 24 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/this-government039s-modus-operandi-is-constant-distraction-pratap-bhanu-mehta-4680870.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/this-government039s-modus-operandi-is-constant-distraction-pratap-bhanu-mehta-4680870.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Demonetisation effect: Cash-starved anganwadis struggle to feed children -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 24 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-effect-cash-starved-anganwadis-struggle-to-feed-children-subodh-varma-4680869.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-effect-cash-starved-anganwadis-struggle-to-feed-children-subodh-varma-4680869.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Parliamentary panel hears adverse views on demonetisation -Dilasha Seth &amp; Amit Agnihotri, Business Standard, 23 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/parliamentary-panel-hears-adverse-views-on-demonetisation-dilasha-seth-amit-agnihotri-4680864.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/parliamentary-panel-hears-adverse-views-on-demonetisation-dilasha-seth-amit-agnihotri-4680864.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Demonetisation: Was RBI given enough time to discuss note ban, Manmohan Singh asks House panel -Anand Mishra, The Indian Express, 23 December, 2016, please <a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/demonetisation-was-rbi-given-enough-time-to-discuss-note-ban-manmohan-singh-asks-house-panel-4440952/" title="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/demonetisation-was-rbi-given-enough-time-to-discuss-note-ban-manmohan-singh-asks-house-panel-4440952/">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Cash crunch proves a hot potato for these farmers -Vikas Vasudeva, The Hindu, 22 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cash-crunch-proves-a-hot-potato-for-these-farmers-vikas-vasudeva-4680859.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cash-crunch-proves-a-hot-potato-for-these-farmers-vikas-vasudeva-4680859.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />40% contractual staff jobless in Noida, The Times of India, 21 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/40-contractual-staff-jobless-in-noida-4680851.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/40-contractual-staff-jobless-in-noida-4680851.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Handlooms fall silent in Varanasi, $1 trillion hidden economy stalled, The Indian Express, 20 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/handlooms-fall-silent-in-varanasi-1-trillion-hidden-economy-stalled-4680842.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/handlooms-fall-silent-in-varanasi-1-trillion-hidden-economy-stalled-4680842.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Dialectics Of Authoritarianism: Transition From The People To The Leader -Prabhat Patnaik, The Citizen, 19 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/dialectics-of-authoritarianism-transition-from-the-people-to-the-leader-prabhat-patnaik-4680840.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/dialectics-of-authoritarianism-transition-from-the-people-to-the-leader-prabhat-patnaik-4680840.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Odisha farmers go back to barter of labour practice post demonetisation, The New Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/odisha-farmers-go-back-to-barter-of-labour-practice-post-demonetisation-4680845.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/odisha-farmers-go-back-to-barter-of-labour-practice-post-demonetisation-4680845.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Things are getting worse: Vegetable vendors counting losses -Manas Mitul, The Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/things-are-getting-worse-vegetable-vendors-counting-losses-manas-mitul-4680838.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/things-are-getting-worse-vegetable-vendors-counting-losses-manas-mitul-4680838.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Three reasons why a cashless society would be a disaster -Amit Varma, The Times of India, 18 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/three-reasons-why-a-cashless-society-would-be-a-disaster-amit-varma-4680826.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/three-reasons-why-a-cashless-society-would-be-a-disaster-amit-varma-4680826.html">click here</a> to access<br /><br />Demonetisation and digital transactions will never stop corruption in India. Here's why -Manoj Gairola, The Economic Times, 17 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-and-digital-transactions-will-never-stop-corruption-in-india-here039s-why-manoj-gairola-4680817.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-and-digital-transactions-will-never-stop-corruption-in-india-here039s-why-manoj-gairola-4680817.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Farm labour barter beats cash crunch -Manoj Kar, The Telegraph, 17 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farm-labour-barter-beats-cash-crunch-manoj-kar-4680828.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farm-labour-barter-beats-cash-crunch-manoj-kar-4680828.html">click here</a> to access </div><div align="justify"><br />No estimation of black money either before or after Nov 8: Arun Jaitley, The Indian Express, 16 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/no-estimation-of-black-money-either-before-or-after-nov-8-arun-jaitley-4680816.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/no-estimation-of-black-money-either-before-or-after-nov-8-arun-jaitley-4680816.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Centre disputes RBI's deposit count, The Hindu, 15 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/centre-disputes-rbi039s-deposit-count-4680809.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/centre-disputes-rbi039s-deposit-count-4680809.html">click here</a> to access </div><div align="justify"><br />BharatNet project: Ground work ready, connectivity not so much -Pranav Mukul, The Indian Express, 14 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/bharatnet-project-ground-work-ready-connectivity-not-so-much-pranav-mukul-4680789.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/bharatnet-project-ground-work-ready-connectivity-not-so-much-pranav-mukul-4680789.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Cashless bliss? Tea belt deflates dream -Avijit Sinha &amp; Anirban Choudhury, The Telegraph, 13 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cashless-bliss-tea-belt-deflates-dream-avijit-sinha-anirban-choudhury-4680785.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cashless-bliss-tea-belt-deflates-dream-avijit-sinha-anirban-choudhury-4680785.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />MGNREGA hires plummet by 23 per cent in notebandi November -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 13 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/mgnrega-hires-plummet-by-23-per-cent-in-notebandi-november-subodh-varma-4680778.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/mgnrega-hires-plummet-by-23-per-cent-in-notebandi-november-subodh-varma-4680778.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />'My business will be finished': Cash crunch hits farmers in Punjab -Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039my-business-will-be-finished039-cash-crunch-hits-farmers-in-punjab-gurpreet-singh-nibber-4680779.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039my-business-will-be-finished039-cash-crunch-hits-farmers-in-punjab-gurpreet-singh-nibber-4680779.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Plight of the migrants: Jobless labourers return home after demonetisation, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/plight-of-the-migrants-jobless-labourers-return-home-after-demonetisation-4680793.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/plight-of-the-migrants-jobless-labourers-return-home-after-demonetisation-4680793.html">click here</a> to read more <br /><br />45,000 workers lose jobs in F'bad units -Bijendra Ahlawat, The Tribune, 9 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/45000-workers-lose-jobs-in-f039bad-units-bijendra-ahlawat-4680774.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/45000-workers-lose-jobs-in-f039bad-units-bijendra-ahlawat-4680774.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Agri dept stops selling wheat seed to farmers, sowing falls by 82% -Harveer Dabas, The Times of India, 4 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/agri-dept-stops-selling-wheat-seed-to-farmers-sowing-falls-by-82-harveer-dabas-4680770.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/agri-dept-stops-selling-wheat-seed-to-farmers-sowing-falls-by-82-harveer-dabas-4680770.html">click here</a> to access <br />&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">The Political Economy of Demonetising High Value Notes -Jayati Ghosh, The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, 14November, 2016, please <a href="http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece" title="http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece" title="http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece" title="http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece">click here</a> to access&nbsp;<div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Shock and oh damn -Pronab Sen, Ideas for India, 14 November, 2016, please <a href="http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720" title="http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720" title="http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720" title="http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720">click here</a> to access <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div>In the Long Term Indians Might Lose Faith in Cash and Turn Towards Gold -Ravinder Kaur, TheWire.in, 14 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html">click here</a> to access &nbsp;</div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Prabhat Patnaik speaks in JNU on Demonetization, SFI JNU Unit, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY">click here</a> to access </div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Note demonetisation: What of the women who hide cash to feed their children or to escape abuse? -Nishita Jha, Scroll.in, 12 November, 2016,please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Demonetisationdamage greater than its benefits, says Kaushik Basu -Arup Roychoudhury,Business Standard, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html">click here</a> to access</div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Why govt's demonetisation move may fail to win the war against black money -Appu Esthose Suresh, Hindustan Times, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Demonetisationleaves lakhs of tea, jute workers in Bengal, Northeast unpaid -Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Amitava Banerjee and Rahul Karmakar, HindustanTimes, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Show me the money -Ila Patnaik, The Indian Express, 11 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html">click here</a> to access <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify"><div align="justify">Modi's 'surgical strike' won't make a big difference to black money -TT Ram Mohan, Business Standard, 10 November, 2016, please <a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html" title="http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html" title="http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html" title="http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html">click here</a> to access <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div>Inone stroke, demonetisation has shaken the trust our monetary system is based on -Devangshu Datta, Scroll.in, 9 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; </div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Demonetization: Witless and Anti-People -Prabhat Patnaik, TheCitizen.in, 9 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify"><strong><em>Interviews<br /></em></strong><br />Utsa Patnaik, professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, interviewed by TK Rajalakshmi, Frontline.in, 23 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/utsa-patnaik-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-tk-rajalakshmi-4680746.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/utsa-patnaik-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-tk-rajalakshmi-4680746.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />R Nagaraj, an economist and currently a professor at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research in Mumbai, interviewed by Kedar Nagarajan (Caravan Magazine), Caravan Magazine, 12 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/r-nagaraj-an-economist-and-currently-a-professor-at-the-indira-gandhi-institute-of-development-research-in-mumbai-interviewed-by-kedar-nagarajan-caravan-magazine-4680772.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/r-nagaraj-an-economist-and-currently-a-professor-at-the-indira-gandhi-institute-of-development-research-in-mumbai-interviewed-by-kedar-nagarajan-caravan-magazine-4680772.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />M Govinda Rao, ex-Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2003-13), interviewed by S Rajendran, The Hindu, 22 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/m-govinda-rao-ex-director-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-2003-13-interviewed-by-s-rajendran-the-hindu-4680658.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/m-govinda-rao-ex-director-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-2003-13-interviewed-by-s-rajendran-the-hindu-4680658.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Jean Dreze, economist and a leading advocate of welfare policies, interviewed by Vasudha Venugopal, The Economic Times, 22 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/jean-dreze-economist-and-a-leading-advocate-of-welfare-policies-interviewed-by-vasudha-venugopal-the-economic-times-4680624.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/jean-dreze-economist-and-a-leading-advocate-of-welfare-policies-interviewed-by-vasudha-venugopal-the-economic-times-4680624.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Abhijit Sen, economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, interviewed by Lola Nayar, Outlook, 21 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-lola-nayar-4680555.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-lola-nayar-4680555.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Dr. Kavita Rao, professor at National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), interviewed by Supriya Sharma, Scroll.in, 19 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/dr-kavita-rao-professor-at-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-nipfp-interviewed-by-supriya-sharma-scroll-in-4680605.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/dr-kavita-rao-professor-at-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-nipfp-interviewed-by-supriya-sharma-scroll-in-4680605.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />KC Chakrabarty, ex-deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), interviewed by Manojit Saha, The Hindu, 18 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/kc-chakrabarty-ex-deputy-governor-of-reserve-bank-of-india-rbi-interviewed-by-manojit-saha-the-hindu-4680615.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/kc-chakrabarty-ex-deputy-governor-of-reserve-bank-of-india-rbi-interviewed-by-manojit-saha-the-hindu-4680615.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Prof. Abhijit Sen, economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, interviewed by the ET, The Economic Times, 17 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/prof-abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-the-economic-times-4680595.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/prof-abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-the-economic-times-4680595.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Prabhat Patnaik, economist and professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, interviewed by Jahnavi Sen, TheWire.in, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/prabhat-patnaik-economist-and-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-jahnavi-sen-4680535.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/prabhat-patnaik-economist-and-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-jahnavi-sen-4680535.html">click here</a> to access</div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">International payments industry expert Guillaume Lepecq interview by Kanika Datta, Business Standard, 16 April, 2016, please <a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/cashless-transactions-are-not-always-cheaper-guillaume-lepecq-116041600614_1.html" title="http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/cashless-transactions-are-not-always-cheaper-guillaume-lepecq-116041600614_1.html" title="http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/cashless-transactions-are-not-always-cheaper-guillaume-lepecq-116041600614_1.html" title="http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/cashless-transactions-are-not-always-cheaper-guillaume-lepecq-116041600614_1.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify"><br /><strong>Image Courtesy: Inclusive Media for Change / Shambhu Ghatak&nbsp; &nbsp;</strong></div>',
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	'title' => 'Right to Food activists demand for safeguards to reduce hardships of demonetisation',
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A press statement issued from the Right to Food Campaign on 27 December, 2016 says that the demonetisation of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination wreaked havoc on the livelihood security of the poor people. The labouring and toiling masses, who are mostly engaged in the informal sector, have been adversely affected due to the scrapping of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination since 9 November, 2016. It is because the unorganized sector is heavily cash-dependent and unbanked. <br />
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Please <a href="tinymce/uploaded/RTF%20demands%20demonetisation_1.pdf" title="RTF demands steps on demonetisation ">click here</a> to access the press statement of the Right to Food Campaign on demonetisation, dated 27 December, 2016. <br />
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Given the hardships faced by the poor, the marginalized, the farming community and the informal sector workers due to demonetisation, the Right to Food Campaign has made the following demands from the government: <br />
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1. Immediate increase of the Centre's contribution to social security pensions for widows, the elderly and disabled persons (under the National Social Assistance Programme) from Rs. 200/- per month to Rs. 1,000/- per month.<br />
2. Immediate implementation of National Food Security Act provisions for universal maternity entitlements (Rs. 6,000/- per child).<br />
3. Immediate central assistance for the inclusion of milk, eggs and fruits in school mid-day meals and ICDS.<br />
3. Immediate increase in the annual MGNREGA budget to Rs. 60,000 crores, with effect from 2016-17.<br />
4. Immediate compensation for all families of victims of demonetization-related deaths.<br />
5. Immediate reversal of all recent reductions in social spending by the central government, as a share of GDP.<br />
6. Full disclosure of how, when, why and by whom the decision was made to demonetize. <br />
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Cash shortages have not only prompted closing down of factories thereby snowballing recession, it has even become difficult for pensioners and MGNREGA workers to get their meagre pensions and wages on time, says the Right to Food Campaign press statement. Instead of flushing out black money from the system, the demonetisation drive has actually reinforced money laundering activities. The government has changed the goalposts behind demonetisation time and again ever since the measure was undertaken on 8 November, 2016. <br />
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Although the initial objectives behind demonetisation drive have been to curb black money, eradicate fake currency and end terrorism, the government is now presenting demonetization as a step towards a &quot;cashless economy&quot;, says the press statement.<br />
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<em>A vegetable vendor accepting payment via the digital wallet PayTM at Sukra Bazaar (i.e. friday market) in Kaushambi, Ghaziabad (U.P.)</em><br />
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It must be noted that eminent citizens issued a statement on 15 November, 2016 that said that demonetisation will not eliminate black money. Please <a href="tinymce/uploaded/Citizens%20statement%20on%20demonetisation%20dated%2015%20Nov%202016_1.pdf" title="Citizens statement on demonetisation dated 15 Nov 2016">click here</a> to access the citizens&rsquo; statement on demonetisation, dated 15 November, 2016. <br />
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<em>The Inclusive Media for Change team has put together the following links and urls of recent news reports, opinions, analyses and interviews on demonetisation, which could be useful to researchers, general readers and media persons: <br />
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Press release: Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes: RBI Notice, please <a href="https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520" title="https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520">click here</a> to access<br />
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Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes - Related Links, please <a href="https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270" title="https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270">click here</a> to access <br />
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Motive behind demonetisation is justifiable but there may be collateral damage, Newsalert from Inclusive Media for Change, 14 November, 2016, please <a href="../news-alerts/motive-behind-demonetisation-is-justifiable-but-there-may-be-collateral-damage-4680546.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; 
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Poor swiped out in choice-less, not cash-less, society -Aruna Roy and Nikhil Dey, The Indian Express, 30 December 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/poor-swiped-out-in-choice-less-not-cash-less-society-aruna-roy-and-nikhil-dey-4680917.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br />
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Stories of notebandi -Satish Deshpande, The Hindu, 29 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/stories-of-notebandi-satish-deshpande-4680908.html">click here</a> to access 
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Why it's barter or cash in this 'cashless' Ambala village -Vinod Kumar, The Indian Express, 29 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/why-it039s-barter-or-cash-in-this-039cashless039-ambala-village-vinod-kumar-4680907.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Cabinet clears ordinance to punish people holding banned notes beyond deadline -Suchetana Ray, Hindustan Times, 28 December, 2016, please <a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-clears-ordinance-to-punish-people-holding-banned-notes-beyond-deadline/story-QwwN1lGHU9NuhJP2ntalmM.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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90% of scrapped notes back in system, big dividend unlikely, The Times 
of India, 28 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/90-of-scrapped-notes-back-in-system-big-dividend-unlikely-4680897.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br />
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The pursuit of unreason -Prabhat Patnaik, The Telegraph, 28 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/the-pursuit-of-unreason-prabhat-patnaik-4680900.html">click here</a> to access 
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Distress among Paddy Farmers in a Village of Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh): Pre &amp; Post Demonetisation -Santosh Verma, Vikalp, 27 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/distress-among-paddy-farmers-in-a-village-of-azamgarh-uttar-pradesh-pre-post-demonetisation-santosh-verma-4680899.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Information Commission Claims It Doesn't Have Time to Answer RTI Requests -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 27 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/information-commission-claims-it-doesn039t-have-time-to-answer-rti-requests-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680898.html">click here</a> to access
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The mother of all disruptions -Jean Dreze, The Hindu, 27 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/the-mother-of-all-disruptions-jean-dreze-4680889.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Farmers forced to dump their produce as note ban turns bumper crop worthless - Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Brajendra K Parashar, Punya Priya Mitra &amp; Manoj Ahuja, Hindustan Times, 26 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/farmers-forced-to-dump-their-produce-as-note-ban-turns-bumper-crop-worthless-srinivasa-rao-apparasu-brajendra-k-parashar-punya-priya-mitra-manoj-ahuja-4680893.html">click here</a> to access
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Why demonetisation is a disaster - detailed analysis of RBI data -James Wilson, TheNewsMinute.com, 26 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/why-demonetisation-is-a-disaster-detailed-analysis-of-rbi-data-james-wilson-4680892.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br />
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RBI Rejects RTI Request for Minutes of Demonetisation Decision -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 25 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/rbi-rejects-rti-request-for-minutes-of-demonetisation-decision-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680880.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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'Ruined': Farmers hit as vegetable prices come crashing down after demonetisation -Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times, 25 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/039ruined039-farmers-hit-as-vegetable-prices-come-crashing-down-after-demonetisation-chetan-chauhan-4680878.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Gwalior farmers pay kids' school fees in paddy -Deshdeep Saxena, The Times of India, 25 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/gwalior-farmers-pay-kids039-school-fees-in-paddy-deshdeep-saxena-4680875.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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For jute industry in Bengal, it's a clicks-and-mortar weave now -Shiv Sahay Singh, The Hindu, 25 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/for-jute-industry-in-bengal-it039s-a-clicks-and-mortar-weave-now-shiv-sahay-singh-4680873.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Two BJP state govts commissioned note ban research months before Nov 8 -Nitin Sethi &amp; Ishan Bakshi, Business Standard, 24 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/two-bjp-state-govts-commissioned-note-ban-research-months-before-nov-8-nitin-sethi-ishan-bakshi-4680879.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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RBI says ban on Rs 1000, Rs 500 notes proposed hours before PM's speech -Aloke Tikku, Hindustan Times, 24 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/rbi-says-ban-on-rs-1000-rs-500-notes-proposed-hours-before-pms-speech-aloke-tikku-4680871.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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This government's modus operandi is constant distraction -Pratap Bhanu Mehta, The Indian Express, 24 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/this-government039s-modus-operandi-is-constant-distraction-pratap-bhanu-mehta-4680870.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Demonetisation effect: Cash-starved anganwadis struggle to feed children -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 24 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/demonetisation-effect-cash-starved-anganwadis-struggle-to-feed-children-subodh-varma-4680869.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br />
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Parliamentary panel hears adverse views on demonetisation -Dilasha Seth &amp; Amit Agnihotri, Business Standard, 23 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/parliamentary-panel-hears-adverse-views-on-demonetisation-dilasha-seth-amit-agnihotri-4680864.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Demonetisation: Was RBI given enough time to discuss note ban, Manmohan Singh asks House panel -Anand Mishra, The Indian Express, 23 December, 2016, please <a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/demonetisation-was-rbi-given-enough-time-to-discuss-note-ban-manmohan-singh-asks-house-panel-4440952/">click here</a> to access <br />
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Cash crunch proves a hot potato for these farmers -Vikas Vasudeva, The Hindu, 22 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/cash-crunch-proves-a-hot-potato-for-these-farmers-vikas-vasudeva-4680859.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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40% contractual staff jobless in Noida, The Times of India, 21 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/40-contractual-staff-jobless-in-noida-4680851.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Handlooms fall silent in Varanasi, $1 trillion hidden economy stalled, The Indian Express, 20 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/handlooms-fall-silent-in-varanasi-1-trillion-hidden-economy-stalled-4680842.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Dialectics Of Authoritarianism: Transition From The People To The Leader -Prabhat Patnaik, The Citizen, 19 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/dialectics-of-authoritarianism-transition-from-the-people-to-the-leader-prabhat-patnaik-4680840.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Odisha farmers go back to barter of labour practice post demonetisation, The New Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/odisha-farmers-go-back-to-barter-of-labour-practice-post-demonetisation-4680845.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Things are getting worse: Vegetable vendors counting losses -Manas Mitul, The Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/things-are-getting-worse-vegetable-vendors-counting-losses-manas-mitul-4680838.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Three reasons why a cashless society would be a disaster -Amit Varma, The Times of India, 18 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/three-reasons-why-a-cashless-society-would-be-a-disaster-amit-varma-4680826.html">click here</a> to access<br />
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Demonetisation and digital transactions will never stop corruption in India. Here's why -Manoj Gairola, The Economic Times, 17 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/demonetisation-and-digital-transactions-will-never-stop-corruption-in-india-here039s-why-manoj-gairola-4680817.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Farm labour barter beats cash crunch -Manoj Kar, The Telegraph, 17 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/farm-labour-barter-beats-cash-crunch-manoj-kar-4680828.html">click here</a> to access 
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No estimation of black money either before or after Nov 8: Arun Jaitley, The Indian Express, 16 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/no-estimation-of-black-money-either-before-or-after-nov-8-arun-jaitley-4680816.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Centre disputes RBI's deposit count, The Hindu, 15 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/centre-disputes-rbi039s-deposit-count-4680809.html">click here</a> to access 
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BharatNet project: Ground work ready, connectivity not so much -Pranav Mukul, The Indian Express, 14 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/bharatnet-project-ground-work-ready-connectivity-not-so-much-pranav-mukul-4680789.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Cashless bliss? Tea belt deflates dream -Avijit Sinha &amp; Anirban Choudhury, The Telegraph, 13 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/cashless-bliss-tea-belt-deflates-dream-avijit-sinha-anirban-choudhury-4680785.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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MGNREGA hires plummet by 23 per cent in notebandi November -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 13 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/mgnrega-hires-plummet-by-23-per-cent-in-notebandi-november-subodh-varma-4680778.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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'My business will be finished': Cash crunch hits farmers in Punjab -Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/039my-business-will-be-finished039-cash-crunch-hits-farmers-in-punjab-gurpreet-singh-nibber-4680779.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Plight of the migrants: Jobless labourers return home after demonetisation, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/plight-of-the-migrants-jobless-labourers-return-home-after-demonetisation-4680793.html">click here</a> to read more <br />
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45,000 workers lose jobs in F'bad units -Bijendra Ahlawat, The Tribune, 9 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/45000-workers-lose-jobs-in-f039bad-units-bijendra-ahlawat-4680774.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Agri dept stops selling wheat seed to farmers, sowing falls by 82% -Harveer Dabas, The Times of India, 4 December, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/agri-dept-stops-selling-wheat-seed-to-farmers-sowing-falls-by-82-harveer-dabas-4680770.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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The Political Economy of Demonetising High Value 
Notes -Jayati Ghosh, The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, 14
November, 2016, please <a href="http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece" title="http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece">click here</a> to access&nbsp;
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Shock and oh damn -Pronab Sen, Ideas for India, 14 November, 2016, please <a href="http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720" title="http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720">click here</a> to access <br />
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In the Long Term Indians Might Lose Faith in Cash and Turn Towards Gold -Ravinder Kaur, TheWire.in, 14 November, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html">click here</a> to access &nbsp;
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Prabhat Patnaik speaks in JNU on Demonetization, SFI JNU Unit, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY">click here</a> to access 
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Note demonetisation: What of the women who hide cash to feed their 
children or to escape abuse? -Nishita Jha, Scroll.in, 12 November, 2016,
please <a href="../latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Demonetisation
damage greater than its benefits, says Kaushik Basu -Arup Roychoudhury,
Business Standard, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html">click here</a> to access
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Why govt's demonetisation move may fail to win the war against black 
money -Appu Esthose Suresh, Hindustan Times, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Demonetisation
leaves lakhs of tea, jute workers in Bengal, Northeast unpaid 
-Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Amitava Banerjee and Rahul Karmakar, Hindustan
Times, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Show me the money -Ila Patnaik, The Indian Express, 11 November, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Modi's 'surgical strike' won't make a big difference to black money -TT Ram Mohan, Business Standard, 10 November, 2016, please <a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html" title="http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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In
one stroke, demonetisation has shaken the trust our monetary system is 
based on -Devangshu Datta, Scroll.in, 9 November, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; 
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Demonetization: Witless and Anti-People -Prabhat Patnaik, TheCitizen.in, 9 November, 2016, please <a href="../latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br />
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<strong><em>Interviews<br />
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Utsa Patnaik, professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, interviewed by TK Rajalakshmi, Frontline.in, 23 December, 2016, please <a href="../interviews/utsa-patnaik-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-tk-rajalakshmi-4680746.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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R Nagaraj, an economist and currently a professor at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research in Mumbai, interviewed by Kedar Nagarajan (Caravan Magazine), Caravan Magazine, 12 December, 2016, please <a href="../interviews/r-nagaraj-an-economist-and-currently-a-professor-at-the-indira-gandhi-institute-of-development-research-in-mumbai-interviewed-by-kedar-nagarajan-caravan-magazine-4680772.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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M Govinda Rao, ex-Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2003-13), interviewed by S Rajendran, The Hindu, 22 November, 2016, please <a href="../interviews/m-govinda-rao-ex-director-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-2003-13-interviewed-by-s-rajendran-the-hindu-4680658.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Jean Dreze, economist and a leading advocate of welfare policies, interviewed by Vasudha Venugopal, The Economic Times, 22 November, 2016, please <a href="../interviews/jean-dreze-economist-and-a-leading-advocate-of-welfare-policies-interviewed-by-vasudha-venugopal-the-economic-times-4680624.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Abhijit Sen, economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, interviewed by Lola Nayar, Outlook, 21 November, 2016, please <a href="../interviews/abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-lola-nayar-4680555.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Dr. Kavita Rao, professor at National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), interviewed by Supriya Sharma, Scroll.in, 19 November, 2016, please <a href="../interviews/dr-kavita-rao-professor-at-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-nipfp-interviewed-by-supriya-sharma-scroll-in-4680605.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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KC Chakrabarty, ex-deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), interviewed by Manojit Saha, The Hindu, 18 November, 2016, please <a href="../interviews/kc-chakrabarty-ex-deputy-governor-of-reserve-bank-of-india-rbi-interviewed-by-manojit-saha-the-hindu-4680615.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Prof. Abhijit Sen, economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, interviewed by the ET, The Economic Times, 17 November, 2016, please <a href="../interviews/prof-abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-the-economic-times-4680595.html">click here</a> to access <br />
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Prabhat Patnaik, economist and professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, interviewed by Jahnavi Sen, TheWire.in, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="../interviews/prabhat-patnaik-economist-and-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-jahnavi-sen-4680535.html">click here</a> to access
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International payments industry expert Guillaume Lepecq interview by Kanika Datta, Business Standard, 16 April, 2016, please <a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/cashless-transactions-are-not-always-cheaper-guillaume-lepecq-116041600614_1.html" title="http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/cashless-transactions-are-not-always-cheaper-guillaume-lepecq-116041600614_1.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br />
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A press statement issued from the Right to Food Campaign on 27 December, 2016 says that the demonetisation of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination wreaked havoc on the livelihood security of the poor people. The...'
$disp = '<br /><div align="justify">A press statement issued from the Right to Food Campaign on 27 December, 2016 says that the demonetisation of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination wreaked havoc on the livelihood security of the poor people. The labouring and toiling masses, who are mostly engaged in the informal sector, have been adversely affected due to the scrapping of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination since 9 November, 2016. It is because the unorganized sector is heavily cash-dependent and unbanked. <br /><br />Please <a href="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/RTF%20demands%20demonetisation_1.pdf" title="RTF demands steps on demonetisation " title="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/RTF%20demands%20demonetisation_1.pdf" title="RTF demands steps on demonetisation ">click here</a> to access the press statement of the Right to Food Campaign on demonetisation, dated 27 December, 2016. <br /><br />Given the hardships faced by the poor, the marginalized, the farming community and the informal sector workers due to demonetisation, the Right to Food Campaign has made the following demands from the government: <br /><br />1. Immediate increase of the Centre's contribution to social security pensions for widows, the elderly and disabled persons (under the National Social Assistance Programme) from Rs. 200/- per month to Rs. 1,000/- per month.<br />2. Immediate implementation of National Food Security Act provisions for universal maternity entitlements (Rs. 6,000/- per child).<br />3. Immediate central assistance for the inclusion of milk, eggs and fruits in school mid-day meals and ICDS.<br />3. Immediate increase in the annual MGNREGA budget to Rs. 60,000 crores, with effect from 2016-17.<br />4. Immediate compensation for all families of victims of demonetization-related deaths.<br />5. Immediate reversal of all recent reductions in social spending by the central government, as a share of GDP.<br />6. Full disclosure of how, when, why and by whom the decision was made to demonetize. <br /><br />Cash shortages have not only prompted closing down of factories thereby snowballing recession, it has even become difficult for pensioners and MGNREGA workers to get their meagre pensions and wages on time, says the Right to Food Campaign press statement. Instead of flushing out black money from the system, the demonetisation drive has actually reinforced money laundering activities. The government has changed the goalposts behind demonetisation time and again ever since the measure was undertaken on 8 November, 2016. <br /><br />Although the initial objectives behind demonetisation drive have been to curb black money, eradicate fake currency and end terrorism, the government is now presenting demonetization as a step towards a &quot;cashless economy&quot;, says the press statement.<br />&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify"><img src="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Vegetable%20vendor.jpg" alt="Vegetable vendor" width="258" height="344" /> <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify"><em>A vegetable vendor accepting payment via the digital wallet PayTM at Sukra Bazaar (i.e. friday market) in Kaushambi, Ghaziabad (U.P.)</em><br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div>It must be noted that eminent citizens issued a statement on 15 November, 2016 that said that demonetisation will not eliminate black money. Please <a href="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Citizens%20statement%20on%20demonetisation%20dated%2015%20Nov%202016_1.pdf" title="Citizens statement on demonetisation dated 15 Nov 2016" title="https://im4change.in/siteadmin/tinymce/uploaded/Citizens%20statement%20on%20demonetisation%20dated%2015%20Nov%202016_1.pdf" title="Citizens statement on demonetisation dated 15 Nov 2016">click here</a> to access the citizens&rsquo; statement on demonetisation, dated 15 November, 2016. <br /><div align="justify"><br /><em>The Inclusive Media for Change team has put together the following links and urls of recent news reports, opinions, analyses and interviews on demonetisation, which could be useful to researchers, general readers and media persons: <br /></em></div><em></em><div align="justify"><em></em>&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Press release: Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes: RBI Notice, please <a href="https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520" title="https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520" title="https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520" title="https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=38520">click here</a> to access<br /><br />Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes - Related Links, please <a href="https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270" title="https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270" title="https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270" title="https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3270">click here</a> to access <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Motive behind demonetisation is justifiable but there may be collateral damage, Newsalert from Inclusive Media for Change, 14 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/news-alerts/motive-behind-demonetisation-is-justifiable-but-there-may-be-collateral-damage-4680546.html" title="https://im4change.in/news-alerts/motive-behind-demonetisation-is-justifiable-but-there-may-be-collateral-damage-4680546.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; </div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Poor swiped out in choice-less, not cash-less, society -Aruna Roy and Nikhil Dey, The Indian Express, 30 December 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/poor-swiped-out-in-choice-less-not-cash-less-society-aruna-roy-and-nikhil-dey-4680917.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/poor-swiped-out-in-choice-less-not-cash-less-society-aruna-roy-and-nikhil-dey-4680917.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Stories of notebandi -Satish Deshpande, The Hindu, 29 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/stories-of-notebandi-satish-deshpande-4680908.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/stories-of-notebandi-satish-deshpande-4680908.html">click here</a> to access </div><div align="justify"><br />Why it's barter or cash in this 'cashless' Ambala village -Vinod Kumar, The Indian Express, 29 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-it039s-barter-or-cash-in-this-039cashless039-ambala-village-vinod-kumar-4680907.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-it039s-barter-or-cash-in-this-039cashless039-ambala-village-vinod-kumar-4680907.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Cabinet clears ordinance to punish people holding banned notes beyond deadline -Suchetana Ray, Hindustan Times, 28 December, 2016, please <a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-clears-ordinance-to-punish-people-holding-banned-notes-beyond-deadline/story-QwwN1lGHU9NuhJP2ntalmM.html" title="http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-clears-ordinance-to-punish-people-holding-banned-notes-beyond-deadline/story-QwwN1lGHU9NuhJP2ntalmM.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br /></div><div align="justify">90% of scrapped notes back in system, big dividend unlikely, The Times of India, 28 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/90-of-scrapped-notes-back-in-system-big-dividend-unlikely-4680897.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/90-of-scrapped-notes-back-in-system-big-dividend-unlikely-4680897.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">The pursuit of unreason -Prabhat Patnaik, The Telegraph, 28 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-pursuit-of-unreason-prabhat-patnaik-4680900.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-pursuit-of-unreason-prabhat-patnaik-4680900.html">click here</a> to access </div><div align="justify"><br />Distress among Paddy Farmers in a Village of Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh): Pre &amp; Post Demonetisation -Santosh Verma, Vikalp, 27 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/distress-among-paddy-farmers-in-a-village-of-azamgarh-uttar-pradesh-pre-post-demonetisation-santosh-verma-4680899.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/distress-among-paddy-farmers-in-a-village-of-azamgarh-uttar-pradesh-pre-post-demonetisation-santosh-verma-4680899.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Information Commission Claims It Doesn't Have Time to Answer RTI Requests -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 27 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/information-commission-claims-it-doesn039t-have-time-to-answer-rti-requests-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680898.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/information-commission-claims-it-doesn039t-have-time-to-answer-rti-requests-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680898.html">click here</a> to access</div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">The mother of all disruptions -Jean Dreze, The Hindu, 27 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-mother-of-all-disruptions-jean-dreze-4680889.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/the-mother-of-all-disruptions-jean-dreze-4680889.html">click here</a> to access <br />&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Farmers forced to dump their produce as note ban turns bumper crop worthless - Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Brajendra K Parashar, Punya Priya Mitra &amp; Manoj Ahuja, Hindustan Times, 26 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farmers-forced-to-dump-their-produce-as-note-ban-turns-bumper-crop-worthless-srinivasa-rao-apparasu-brajendra-k-parashar-punya-priya-mitra-manoj-ahuja-4680893.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farmers-forced-to-dump-their-produce-as-note-ban-turns-bumper-crop-worthless-srinivasa-rao-apparasu-brajendra-k-parashar-punya-priya-mitra-manoj-ahuja-4680893.html">click here</a> to access</div><div align="justify"><br />Why demonetisation is a disaster - detailed analysis of RBI data -James Wilson, TheNewsMinute.com, 26 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-demonetisation-is-a-disaster-detailed-analysis-of-rbi-data-james-wilson-4680892.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-demonetisation-is-a-disaster-detailed-analysis-of-rbi-data-james-wilson-4680892.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">RBI Rejects RTI Request for Minutes of Demonetisation Decision -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 25 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-rejects-rti-request-for-minutes-of-demonetisation-decision-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680880.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-rejects-rti-request-for-minutes-of-demonetisation-decision-gaurav-vivek-bhatnagar-4680880.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />'Ruined': Farmers hit as vegetable prices come crashing down after demonetisation -Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times, 25 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039ruined039-farmers-hit-as-vegetable-prices-come-crashing-down-after-demonetisation-chetan-chauhan-4680878.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039ruined039-farmers-hit-as-vegetable-prices-come-crashing-down-after-demonetisation-chetan-chauhan-4680878.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Gwalior farmers pay kids' school fees in paddy -Deshdeep Saxena, The Times of India, 25 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/gwalior-farmers-pay-kids039-school-fees-in-paddy-deshdeep-saxena-4680875.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/gwalior-farmers-pay-kids039-school-fees-in-paddy-deshdeep-saxena-4680875.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />For jute industry in Bengal, it's a clicks-and-mortar weave now -Shiv Sahay Singh, The Hindu, 25 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/for-jute-industry-in-bengal-it039s-a-clicks-and-mortar-weave-now-shiv-sahay-singh-4680873.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/for-jute-industry-in-bengal-it039s-a-clicks-and-mortar-weave-now-shiv-sahay-singh-4680873.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Two BJP state govts commissioned note ban research months before Nov 8 -Nitin Sethi &amp; Ishan Bakshi, Business Standard, 24 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/two-bjp-state-govts-commissioned-note-ban-research-months-before-nov-8-nitin-sethi-ishan-bakshi-4680879.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/two-bjp-state-govts-commissioned-note-ban-research-months-before-nov-8-nitin-sethi-ishan-bakshi-4680879.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />RBI says ban on Rs 1000, Rs 500 notes proposed hours before PM's speech -Aloke Tikku, Hindustan Times, 24 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-says-ban-on-rs-1000-rs-500-notes-proposed-hours-before-pms-speech-aloke-tikku-4680871.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/rbi-says-ban-on-rs-1000-rs-500-notes-proposed-hours-before-pms-speech-aloke-tikku-4680871.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />This government's modus operandi is constant distraction -Pratap Bhanu Mehta, The Indian Express, 24 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/this-government039s-modus-operandi-is-constant-distraction-pratap-bhanu-mehta-4680870.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/this-government039s-modus-operandi-is-constant-distraction-pratap-bhanu-mehta-4680870.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Demonetisation effect: Cash-starved anganwadis struggle to feed children -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 24 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-effect-cash-starved-anganwadis-struggle-to-feed-children-subodh-varma-4680869.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-effect-cash-starved-anganwadis-struggle-to-feed-children-subodh-varma-4680869.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Parliamentary panel hears adverse views on demonetisation -Dilasha Seth &amp; Amit Agnihotri, Business Standard, 23 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/parliamentary-panel-hears-adverse-views-on-demonetisation-dilasha-seth-amit-agnihotri-4680864.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/parliamentary-panel-hears-adverse-views-on-demonetisation-dilasha-seth-amit-agnihotri-4680864.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Demonetisation: Was RBI given enough time to discuss note ban, Manmohan Singh asks House panel -Anand Mishra, The Indian Express, 23 December, 2016, please <a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/demonetisation-was-rbi-given-enough-time-to-discuss-note-ban-manmohan-singh-asks-house-panel-4440952/" title="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/demonetisation-was-rbi-given-enough-time-to-discuss-note-ban-manmohan-singh-asks-house-panel-4440952/">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Cash crunch proves a hot potato for these farmers -Vikas Vasudeva, The Hindu, 22 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cash-crunch-proves-a-hot-potato-for-these-farmers-vikas-vasudeva-4680859.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cash-crunch-proves-a-hot-potato-for-these-farmers-vikas-vasudeva-4680859.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />40% contractual staff jobless in Noida, The Times of India, 21 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/40-contractual-staff-jobless-in-noida-4680851.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/40-contractual-staff-jobless-in-noida-4680851.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Handlooms fall silent in Varanasi, $1 trillion hidden economy stalled, The Indian Express, 20 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/handlooms-fall-silent-in-varanasi-1-trillion-hidden-economy-stalled-4680842.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/handlooms-fall-silent-in-varanasi-1-trillion-hidden-economy-stalled-4680842.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Dialectics Of Authoritarianism: Transition From The People To The Leader -Prabhat Patnaik, The Citizen, 19 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/dialectics-of-authoritarianism-transition-from-the-people-to-the-leader-prabhat-patnaik-4680840.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/dialectics-of-authoritarianism-transition-from-the-people-to-the-leader-prabhat-patnaik-4680840.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Odisha farmers go back to barter of labour practice post demonetisation, The New Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/odisha-farmers-go-back-to-barter-of-labour-practice-post-demonetisation-4680845.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/odisha-farmers-go-back-to-barter-of-labour-practice-post-demonetisation-4680845.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Things are getting worse: Vegetable vendors counting losses -Manas Mitul, The Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/things-are-getting-worse-vegetable-vendors-counting-losses-manas-mitul-4680838.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/things-are-getting-worse-vegetable-vendors-counting-losses-manas-mitul-4680838.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Three reasons why a cashless society would be a disaster -Amit Varma, The Times of India, 18 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/three-reasons-why-a-cashless-society-would-be-a-disaster-amit-varma-4680826.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/three-reasons-why-a-cashless-society-would-be-a-disaster-amit-varma-4680826.html">click here</a> to access<br /><br />Demonetisation and digital transactions will never stop corruption in India. Here's why -Manoj Gairola, The Economic Times, 17 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-and-digital-transactions-will-never-stop-corruption-in-india-here039s-why-manoj-gairola-4680817.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-and-digital-transactions-will-never-stop-corruption-in-india-here039s-why-manoj-gairola-4680817.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Farm labour barter beats cash crunch -Manoj Kar, The Telegraph, 17 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farm-labour-barter-beats-cash-crunch-manoj-kar-4680828.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/farm-labour-barter-beats-cash-crunch-manoj-kar-4680828.html">click here</a> to access </div><div align="justify"><br />No estimation of black money either before or after Nov 8: Arun Jaitley, The Indian Express, 16 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/no-estimation-of-black-money-either-before-or-after-nov-8-arun-jaitley-4680816.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/no-estimation-of-black-money-either-before-or-after-nov-8-arun-jaitley-4680816.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Centre disputes RBI's deposit count, The Hindu, 15 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/centre-disputes-rbi039s-deposit-count-4680809.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/centre-disputes-rbi039s-deposit-count-4680809.html">click here</a> to access </div><div align="justify"><br />BharatNet project: Ground work ready, connectivity not so much -Pranav Mukul, The Indian Express, 14 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/bharatnet-project-ground-work-ready-connectivity-not-so-much-pranav-mukul-4680789.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/bharatnet-project-ground-work-ready-connectivity-not-so-much-pranav-mukul-4680789.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Cashless bliss? Tea belt deflates dream -Avijit Sinha &amp; Anirban Choudhury, The Telegraph, 13 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cashless-bliss-tea-belt-deflates-dream-avijit-sinha-anirban-choudhury-4680785.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/cashless-bliss-tea-belt-deflates-dream-avijit-sinha-anirban-choudhury-4680785.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />MGNREGA hires plummet by 23 per cent in notebandi November -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 13 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/mgnrega-hires-plummet-by-23-per-cent-in-notebandi-november-subodh-varma-4680778.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/mgnrega-hires-plummet-by-23-per-cent-in-notebandi-november-subodh-varma-4680778.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />'My business will be finished': Cash crunch hits farmers in Punjab -Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039my-business-will-be-finished039-cash-crunch-hits-farmers-in-punjab-gurpreet-singh-nibber-4680779.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/039my-business-will-be-finished039-cash-crunch-hits-farmers-in-punjab-gurpreet-singh-nibber-4680779.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Plight of the migrants: Jobless labourers return home after demonetisation, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/plight-of-the-migrants-jobless-labourers-return-home-after-demonetisation-4680793.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/plight-of-the-migrants-jobless-labourers-return-home-after-demonetisation-4680793.html">click here</a> to read more <br /><br />45,000 workers lose jobs in F'bad units -Bijendra Ahlawat, The Tribune, 9 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/45000-workers-lose-jobs-in-f039bad-units-bijendra-ahlawat-4680774.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/45000-workers-lose-jobs-in-f039bad-units-bijendra-ahlawat-4680774.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Agri dept stops selling wheat seed to farmers, sowing falls by 82% -Harveer Dabas, The Times of India, 4 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/agri-dept-stops-selling-wheat-seed-to-farmers-sowing-falls-by-82-harveer-dabas-4680770.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/agri-dept-stops-selling-wheat-seed-to-farmers-sowing-falls-by-82-harveer-dabas-4680770.html">click here</a> to access <br />&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">The Political Economy of Demonetising High Value Notes -Jayati Ghosh, The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, 14November, 2016, please <a href="http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece" title="http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece" title="http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece" title="http://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/article9344678.ece">click here</a> to access&nbsp;<div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Shock and oh damn -Pronab Sen, Ideas for India, 14 November, 2016, please <a href="http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720" title="http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720" title="http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720" title="http://www.ideasforindia.in/article.aspx?article_id=1720">click here</a> to access <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div>In the Long Term Indians Might Lose Faith in Cash and Turn Towards Gold -Ravinder Kaur, TheWire.in, 14 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-the-long-term-indians-might-lose-faith-in-cash-and-turn-towards-gold-ravinder-kaur-4680556.html">click here</a> to access &nbsp;</div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Prabhat Patnaik speaks in JNU on Demonetization, SFI JNU Unit, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlZevCgPsnY">click here</a> to access </div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Note demonetisation: What of the women who hide cash to feed their children or to escape abuse? -Nishita Jha, Scroll.in, 12 November, 2016,please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/note-demonetisation-what-of-the-women-who-hide-cash-to-feed-their-children-or-to-escape-abuse-nishita-jha-4680538.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Demonetisationdamage greater than its benefits, says Kaushik Basu -Arup Roychoudhury,Business Standard, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-damage-greater-than-its-benefits-says-kaushik-basu-arup-roychoudhury-4680541.html">click here</a> to access</div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Why govt's demonetisation move may fail to win the war against black money -Appu Esthose Suresh, Hindustan Times, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/why-govt039s-demonetisation-move-may-fail-to-win-the-war-against-black-money-appu-esthose-suresh-4680537.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Demonetisationleaves lakhs of tea, jute workers in Bengal, Northeast unpaid -Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Amitava Banerjee and Rahul Karmakar, HindustanTimes, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetisation-leaves-lakhs-of-tea-jute-workers-in-bengal-northeast-unpaid-snigdhendu-bhattacharya-amitava-banerjee-and-rahul-karmakar-4680536.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Show me the money -Ila Patnaik, The Indian Express, 11 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/show-me-the-money-ila-patnaik-4680533.html">click here</a> to access <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify"><div align="justify">Modi's 'surgical strike' won't make a big difference to black money -TT Ram Mohan, Business Standard, 10 November, 2016, please <a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html" title="http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html" title="http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html" title="http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-t-ram-mohan-yes-it-s-only-a-surgical-strike-116110901685_1.html">click here</a> to access <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div>Inone stroke, demonetisation has shaken the trust our monetary system is based on -Devangshu Datta, Scroll.in, 9 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/in-one-stroke-demonetisation-has-shaken-the-trust-our-monetary-system-is-based-on-devangshu-datta-4680523.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; </div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">Demonetization: Witless and Anti-People -Prabhat Patnaik, TheCitizen.in, 9 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html" title="https://im4change.in/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html" title="http://www.im4change.org/latest-news-updates/demonetization-witless-and-anti-people-prabhat-patnaik-4680522.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify"><strong><em>Interviews<br /></em></strong><br />Utsa Patnaik, professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, interviewed by TK Rajalakshmi, Frontline.in, 23 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/utsa-patnaik-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-tk-rajalakshmi-4680746.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/utsa-patnaik-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-tk-rajalakshmi-4680746.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />R Nagaraj, an economist and currently a professor at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research in Mumbai, interviewed by Kedar Nagarajan (Caravan Magazine), Caravan Magazine, 12 December, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/r-nagaraj-an-economist-and-currently-a-professor-at-the-indira-gandhi-institute-of-development-research-in-mumbai-interviewed-by-kedar-nagarajan-caravan-magazine-4680772.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/r-nagaraj-an-economist-and-currently-a-professor-at-the-indira-gandhi-institute-of-development-research-in-mumbai-interviewed-by-kedar-nagarajan-caravan-magazine-4680772.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />M Govinda Rao, ex-Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2003-13), interviewed by S Rajendran, The Hindu, 22 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/m-govinda-rao-ex-director-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-2003-13-interviewed-by-s-rajendran-the-hindu-4680658.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/m-govinda-rao-ex-director-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-2003-13-interviewed-by-s-rajendran-the-hindu-4680658.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Jean Dreze, economist and a leading advocate of welfare policies, interviewed by Vasudha Venugopal, The Economic Times, 22 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/jean-dreze-economist-and-a-leading-advocate-of-welfare-policies-interviewed-by-vasudha-venugopal-the-economic-times-4680624.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/jean-dreze-economist-and-a-leading-advocate-of-welfare-policies-interviewed-by-vasudha-venugopal-the-economic-times-4680624.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Abhijit Sen, economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, interviewed by Lola Nayar, Outlook, 21 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-lola-nayar-4680555.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-lola-nayar-4680555.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Dr. Kavita Rao, professor at National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), interviewed by Supriya Sharma, Scroll.in, 19 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/dr-kavita-rao-professor-at-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-nipfp-interviewed-by-supriya-sharma-scroll-in-4680605.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/dr-kavita-rao-professor-at-national-institute-of-public-finance-and-policy-nipfp-interviewed-by-supriya-sharma-scroll-in-4680605.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />KC Chakrabarty, ex-deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), interviewed by Manojit Saha, The Hindu, 18 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/kc-chakrabarty-ex-deputy-governor-of-reserve-bank-of-india-rbi-interviewed-by-manojit-saha-the-hindu-4680615.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/kc-chakrabarty-ex-deputy-governor-of-reserve-bank-of-india-rbi-interviewed-by-manojit-saha-the-hindu-4680615.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Prof. Abhijit Sen, economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, interviewed by the ET, The Economic Times, 17 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/prof-abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-the-economic-times-4680595.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/prof-abhijit-sen-economist-and-former-chairman-of-the-commission-for-agricultural-costs-and-prices-interviewed-by-the-economic-times-4680595.html">click here</a> to access <br /><br />Prabhat Patnaik, economist and professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, interviewed by Jahnavi Sen, TheWire.in, 12 November, 2016, please <a href="https://im4change.in/interviews/prabhat-patnaik-economist-and-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-jahnavi-sen-4680535.html" title="https://im4change.in/interviews/prabhat-patnaik-economist-and-professor-emeritus-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-interviewed-by-jahnavi-sen-4680535.html">click here</a> to access</div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify">International payments industry expert Guillaume Lepecq interview by Kanika Datta, Business Standard, 16 April, 2016, please <a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/cashless-transactions-are-not-always-cheaper-guillaume-lepecq-116041600614_1.html" title="http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/cashless-transactions-are-not-always-cheaper-guillaume-lepecq-116041600614_1.html" title="http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/cashless-transactions-are-not-always-cheaper-guillaume-lepecq-116041600614_1.html" title="http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/cashless-transactions-are-not-always-cheaper-guillaume-lepecq-116041600614_1.html">click here</a> to access&nbsp; <br /></div><div align="justify">&nbsp;</div><div align="justify"><br /><strong>Image Courtesy: Inclusive Media for Change / Shambhu Ghatak&nbsp; &nbsp;</strong></div>'
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Right to Food activists demand for safeguards to reduce hardships of demonetisation

A press statement issued from the Right to Food Campaign on 27 December, 2016 says that the demonetisation of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination wreaked havoc on the livelihood security of the poor people. The labouring and toiling masses, who are mostly engaged in the informal sector, have been adversely affected due to the scrapping of old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination since 9 November, 2016. It is because the unorganized sector is heavily cash-dependent and unbanked. Please click here to access the press statement of the Right to Food Campaign on demonetisation, dated 27 December, 2016. Given the hardships faced by the poor, the marginalized, the farming community and the informal sector workers due to demonetisation, the Right to Food Campaign has made the following demands from the government: 1. Immediate increase of the Centre's contribution to social security pensions for widows, the elderly and disabled persons (under the National Social Assistance Programme) from Rs. 200/- per month to Rs. 1,000/- per month. 2. Immediate implementation of National Food Security Act provisions for universal maternity entitlements (Rs. 6,000/- per child). 3. Immediate central assistance for the inclusion of milk, eggs and fruits in school mid-day meals and ICDS. 3. Immediate increase in the annual MGNREGA budget to Rs. 60,000 crores, with effect from 2016-17. 4. Immediate compensation for all families of victims of demonetization-related deaths. 5. Immediate reversal of all recent reductions in social spending by the central government, as a share of GDP. 6. Full disclosure of how, when, why and by whom the decision was made to demonetize. Cash shortages have not only prompted closing down of factories thereby snowballing recession, it has even become difficult for pensioners and MGNREGA workers to get their meagre pensions and wages on time, says the Right to Food Campaign press statement. Instead of flushing out black money from the system, the demonetisation drive has actually reinforced money laundering activities. The government has changed the goalposts behind demonetisation time and again ever since the measure was undertaken on 8 November, 2016. Although the initial objectives behind demonetisation drive have been to curb black money, eradicate fake currency and end terrorism, the government is now presenting demonetization as a step towards a "cashless economy", says the press statement.     A vegetable vendor accepting payment via the digital wallet PayTM at Sukra Bazaar (i.e. friday market) in Kaushambi, Ghaziabad (U.P.)   It must be noted that eminent citizens issued a statement on 15 November, 2016 that said that demonetisation will not eliminate black money. Please click here to access the citizens’ statement on demonetisation, dated 15 November, 2016. The Inclusive Media for Change team has put together the following links and urls of recent news reports, opinions, analyses and interviews on demonetisation, which could be useful to researchers, general readers and media persons:   Press release: Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes: RBI Notice, please click here to access Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status for Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Notes - Related Links, please click here to access   Motive behind demonetisation is justifiable but there may be collateral damage, Newsalert from Inclusive Media for Change, 14 November, 2016, please click here to access    Poor swiped out in choice-less, not cash-less, society -Aruna Roy and Nikhil Dey, The Indian Express, 30 December 2016, please click here to access    Stories of notebandi -Satish Deshpande, The Hindu, 29 December, 2016, please click here to access Why it's barter or cash in this 'cashless' Ambala village -Vinod Kumar, The Indian Express, 29 December, 2016, please click here to access Cabinet clears ordinance to punish people holding banned notes beyond deadline -Suchetana Ray, Hindustan Times, 28 December, 2016, please click here to access 90% of scrapped notes back in system, big dividend unlikely, The Times of India, 28 December, 2016, please click here to access    The pursuit of unreason -Prabhat Patnaik, The Telegraph, 28 December, 2016, please click here to access Distress among Paddy Farmers in a Village of Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh): Pre & Post Demonetisation -Santosh Verma, Vikalp, 27 December, 2016, please click here to access Information Commission Claims It Doesn't Have Time to Answer RTI Requests -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 27 December, 2016, please click here to access   The mother of all disruptions -Jean Dreze, The Hindu, 27 December, 2016, please click here to access   Farmers forced to dump their produce as note ban turns bumper crop worthless - Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Brajendra K Parashar, Punya Priya Mitra & Manoj Ahuja, Hindustan Times, 26 December, 2016, please click here to access Why demonetisation is a disaster - detailed analysis of RBI data -James Wilson, TheNewsMinute.com, 26 December, 2016, please click here to access    RBI Rejects RTI Request for Minutes of Demonetisation Decision -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, TheWire.in, 25 December, 2016, please click here to access 'Ruined': Farmers hit as vegetable prices come crashing down after demonetisation -Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times, 25 December, 2016, please click here to access Gwalior farmers pay kids' school fees in paddy -Deshdeep Saxena, The Times of India, 25 December, 2016, please click here to access For jute industry in Bengal, it's a clicks-and-mortar weave now -Shiv Sahay Singh, The Hindu, 25 December, 2016, please click here to access Two BJP state govts commissioned note ban research months before Nov 8 -Nitin Sethi & Ishan Bakshi, Business Standard, 24 December, 2016, please click here to access RBI says ban on Rs 1000, Rs 500 notes proposed hours before PM's speech -Aloke Tikku, Hindustan Times, 24 December, 2016, please click here to access This government's modus operandi is constant distraction -Pratap Bhanu Mehta, The Indian Express, 24 December, 2016, please click here to access Demonetisation effect: Cash-starved anganwadis struggle to feed children -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 24 December, 2016, please click here to access    Parliamentary panel hears adverse views on demonetisation -Dilasha Seth & Amit Agnihotri, Business Standard, 23 December, 2016, please click here to access Demonetisation: Was RBI given enough time to discuss note ban, Manmohan Singh asks House panel -Anand Mishra, The Indian Express, 23 December, 2016, please click here to access Cash crunch proves a hot potato for these farmers -Vikas Vasudeva, The Hindu, 22 December, 2016, please click here to access 40% contractual staff jobless in Noida, The Times of India, 21 December, 2016, please click here to access Handlooms fall silent in Varanasi, $1 trillion hidden economy stalled, The Indian Express, 20 December, 2016, please click here to access Dialectics Of Authoritarianism: Transition From The People To The Leader -Prabhat Patnaik, The Citizen, 19 December, 2016, please click here to access Odisha farmers go back to barter of labour practice post demonetisation, The New Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please click here to access Things are getting worse: Vegetable vendors counting losses -Manas Mitul, The Indian Express, 19 December, 2016, please click here to access Three reasons why a cashless society would be a disaster -Amit Varma, The Times of India, 18 December, 2016, please click here to access Demonetisation and digital transactions will never stop corruption in India. Here's why -Manoj Gairola, The Economic Times, 17 December, 2016, please click here to access Farm labour barter beats cash crunch -Manoj Kar, The Telegraph, 17 December, 2016, please click here to access No estimation of black money either before or after Nov 8: Arun Jaitley, The Indian Express, 16 December, 2016, please click here to access Centre disputes RBI's deposit count, The Hindu, 15 December, 2016, please click here to access BharatNet project: Ground work ready, connectivity not so much -Pranav Mukul, The Indian Express, 14 December, 2016, please click here to access Cashless bliss? Tea belt deflates dream -Avijit Sinha & Anirban Choudhury, The Telegraph, 13 December, 2016, please click here to access MGNREGA hires plummet by 23 per cent in notebandi November -Subodh Varma, The Times of India, 13 December, 2016, please click here to access 'My business will be finished': Cash crunch hits farmers in Punjab -Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please click here to access Plight of the migrants: Jobless labourers return home after demonetisation, Hindustan Times, 12 December, 2016, please click here to read more 45,000 workers lose jobs in F'bad units -Bijendra Ahlawat, The Tribune, 9 December, 2016, please click here to access Agri dept stops selling wheat seed to farmers, sowing falls by 82% -Harveer Dabas, The Times of India, 4 December, 2016, please click here to access   The Political Economy of Demonetising High Value Notes -Jayati Ghosh, The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, 14November, 2016, please click here to access    Shock and oh damn -Pronab Sen, Ideas for India, 14 November, 2016, please click here to access   In the Long Term Indians Might Lose Faith in Cash and Turn Towards Gold -Ravinder Kaur, TheWire.in, 14 November, 2016, please click here to access     Prabhat Patnaik speaks in JNU on Demonetization, SFI JNU Unit, 12 November, 2016, please click here to access   Note demonetisation: What of the women who hide cash to feed their children or to escape abuse? -Nishita Jha, Scroll.in, 12 November, 2016,please click here to access Demonetisationdamage greater than its benefits, says Kaushik Basu -Arup Roychoudhury,Business Standard, 12 November, 2016, please click here to access   Why govt's demonetisation move may fail to win the war against black money -Appu Esthose Suresh, Hindustan Times, 12 November, 2016, please click here to access Demonetisationleaves lakhs of tea, jute workers in Bengal, Northeast unpaid -Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Amitava Banerjee and Rahul Karmakar, HindustanTimes, 12 November, 2016, please click here to access Show me the money -Ila Patnaik, The Indian Express, 11 November, 2016, please click here to access   Modi's 'surgical strike' won't make a big difference to black money -TT Ram Mohan, Business Standard, 10 November, 2016, please click here to access   Inone stroke, demonetisation has shaken the trust our monetary system is based on -Devangshu Datta, Scroll.in, 9 November, 2016, please click here to access    Demonetization: Witless and Anti-People -Prabhat Patnaik, TheCitizen.in, 9 November, 2016, please click here to access      Interviews Utsa Patnaik, professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, interviewed by TK Rajalakshmi, Frontline.in, 23 December, 2016, please click here to access R Nagaraj, an economist and currently a professor at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research in Mumbai, interviewed by Kedar Nagarajan (Caravan Magazine), Caravan Magazine, 12 December, 2016, please click here to access M Govinda Rao, ex-Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2003-13), interviewed by S Rajendran, The Hindu, 22 November, 2016, please click here to access Jean Dreze, economist and a leading advocate of welfare policies, interviewed by Vasudha Venugopal, The Economic Times, 22 November, 2016, please click here to access Abhijit Sen, economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, interviewed by Lola Nayar, Outlook, 21 November, 2016, please click here to access Dr. Kavita Rao, professor at National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), interviewed by Supriya Sharma, Scroll.in, 19 November, 2016, please click here to access KC Chakrabarty, ex-deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), interviewed by Manojit Saha, The Hindu, 18 November, 2016, please click here to access Prof. Abhijit Sen, economist and former chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, interviewed by the ET, The Economic Times, 17 November, 2016, please click here to access Prabhat Patnaik, economist and professor emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, interviewed by Jahnavi Sen, TheWire.in, 12 November, 2016, please click here to access   International payments industry expert Guillaume Lepecq interview by Kanika Datta, Business Standard, 16 April, 2016, please click here to access    Image Courtesy: Inclusive Media for Change / Shambhu Ghatak