-PTI/ NDTV.com The Union government submitted the decision of demonetisation was executed on the specific recommendation of the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India. New Delhi: The 2016 demonetisation was a "well-considered" decision and part of a larger strategy to combat the menace of fake money, terror financing, Black Money and tax evasion, the Union government has told the Supreme Court. Defending its decision to demonetise currency notes of ₹ 500...
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Demonetisation has Been an Utter Failure on all Fronts -Prabhat Patnaik
-Newsclick.in None of its stated objectives have been met and the entire exercise has turned out to be a mere act of converting old notes into new ones, at great inconvenience to the people. In the entire history of post-Independence India, no single economic measure has been as devastating for the people and as utterly futile in achieving its stated objectives, as the demonetisation of currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs...
More »Six years since demonetisation, cash with public at record high of ₹30.88 lakh crore
-PTI/ The Hindu The intent of the move, which was criticised by many experts for poor planning and execution, was to make India a "less cash" economy. Currency with the public has jumped to a new high of ₹30.88 lakh crore as of October 21, illustrating that cash usage is still robust even six years after the demonetisation move. At ₹30.88 lakh crore, the currency with the public is 71.84% higher than the...
More »ECI seeks restrictions on cash donations to political parties, writes to government
-PTI/ The Hindu Chief Election Commissioner suggests a slew of amendments to RP Act to increase transparency and accountability on part of candidate The Election Commission has proposed reducing anonymous political donations to ₹2,000 from ₹20,000 and cap cash donations at 20% or at a maximum of ₹20 crore to cleanse election funding of Black Money, sources said on Monday. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar has written a letter to Union Law...
More »India reaps high growth from agriculture, allied products in FY22 -Subhayan Chakraborty
-Moneycontrol.com An intense focus on securing market access abroad and promoting Indian goods saw dozens of new products including Himachali millets and Chandauli’s black rice being shipped from India to several new destinations such as the UAE, and Denmark India’s agriculture and allied exports grew at a brisk 21 percent in the first eight months of the current financial year despite broken supply chains and various challenges brought about by the COVID-19...
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