Truth Vs Hype

The stated purpose, at first, for scrapping old 500 and 1,000-rupee notes was to get rid of black money. Now the government says its aim is also for a cashless India, and it's for this new mission that people must endure the hardship of demonetisation. This week, we scrutinise the government's new claim - how realistic is it for an economy like India to go cashless?