Demonetisation | Modi plays a trump card
Many industry segments have welcomed the move terming it a positive step in the right direction, to reforming the ecosystem in the country. There are some segments who have reported temporary loss of business because their businesses were driven by cash transactions. However, overall, the country has reconciled to this change and considers it a temporary phase of inconvenience which eventually come to pass. There are some disgruntled elements and vested interests who are attempting to create panic but their efforts are not successful which is evident by the fact that most citizens are calm and moving around in a ?business-as-usual? mode.
Going forward, it would be interesting to watch how the economists and the financial community set up the benchmarks to measure the long term efficacy of this bold step taken by the government.
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Shankar Srivastava
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