Note ban’s impact on Indian economy overstated: Former US Fed vice-chairman

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 8, 2016 had announced demonetisation of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes, which saw 86 per cent of the cash by value going out of circulation

Current Affairs:-Previous Vice-Chairman of US Federal Reserve Stanley Fischer said Tuesday that demonetisation has not affected the Indian economy to the degree anticipated by business analysts.

Fischer said usage of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and production of Aadhaar for over a billion people were real accomplishments of the Modi government.

“Demonetisation caused a subsidence however far less genuine retreat than most had anticipated,” the famous market analyst said at an occasion composed by research organization NCAER.

Head administrator Narendra Modi on November 8, 2016 had declared demonetisation of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes, which saw 86 percent of the money by worth leaving dissemination.

A week ago, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had said India still keeps on being the quickest developing economy and demonetisation has had no impact on the Indian economy than most had anticipated.

Fischer said that in the US and some other propelled nations, expansion is well underneath the objective since 2010.

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