500/1000 Note Demonetization: Gaps/Negative Impact
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500 and 1000 Demonetisation – Negative Impact
1. Smaller denomination notes (10, 20, 50, 100) have become short in the market
2. Banks are giving Rs. 2000 notes which are not getting accepted by the vendors as they don’t have change
3. Most of the ATMs have not started working yet causing discomfort for people
4. Long lines can be seen outside banks as people are flocking to exchange the currency
5. Banks are not well prepared to handle the rush causing agony for customers
6. People are struggling to find smaller denomination notes to buy basic household items like fruits and vegetables
7. Businesses is also badly suffering since small shopkeepers are not allowed to accept old currency and are having to refuse giving the goods to the customer
8. Tourists entering our country are completely stuck and do not know what to do with the old notes that they have
9. In some areas, essential items are being sold in the markets at a premium by accepting 500/1000 notes
Gaps in Implementation
1. Enough currency in small denominations was not made available before rolling out the scheme
2. The banks should have been prepared a little better to handle the situation
3. The introduction of 2000 note was announced and easily over the last month, ATMs could have been upgraded to dispense the same while maintaining secrecy
4. Banks are still not maximizing resource deployment towards withdrawals, exchanges and deposits as they should
5. The amount of money that can be exchanged could have been a little higher by publishing enough 2000 notes
6. All government run establishments should have been asked to accept the old notes
7. The NRIS who wish to change the old currency notes have not been properly guided
8. Essentials services like private pharmacy, hospitals should have been instructed to accept 500/1000 notes. more