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Friday, August 1, 2025
TopicDemonetisation

Topic: demonetisation

41 years ago, Morarji Desai’s govt also demonetised high value banknotes

On 16 January 1978, the Janata Party-led government demonetised Rs 1,000, Rs 5,000 and Rs 10,000 banknotes to weed out black money.

India is yet to recognise the soft power of making its rupee an international currency

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Modi govt nudged RBI for ‘shagun’ notes – Easing Hindu practices or irrational economics?

Before its disruptive demonetisation exercise in 2016, the Narendra Modi government was thinking of introducing bank notes of Rs 11 and Rs 21—denominations that are widely used for ‘shagun’ at weddings or other auspicious occasions.

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Nepal wants RBI to declare Rs 200, Rs 500 & Rs 2,000 currency notes as legal tender

RBI has only allowed the circulation of Indian currency notes of Rs 100 and less in Nepal & provides exchange facilities for bills of these denomination.

Before demonetisation, Modi govt nudged RBI to introduce ‘shagun’ Rs 11, Rs 21 bank notes

The proposal, however, was given a silent burial after RBI raised objections and the government turned its attention to demonetisation.

Rs 2,000 note on its way out as govt looks to ‘cut tax evasion, hoarding’

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

India stops printing Rs 2,000 note, two years after its shock launch

The Modi government suspects the Rs 2,000 note is being used for hoarding, tax evasion and money laundering.

MSME loan restructuring has only postponed bad assets problem of banks

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The little guy is the Indian person of the year in 2018

The deeper problem is that no matter how many govt schemes there are for the poor, the system works more for the privileged, less for the little guy

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