{"id":51576,"date":"2018-11-08T15:03:18","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T09:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=51576"},"modified":"2018-11-08T15:39:43","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T10:09:43","slug":"scars-getting-visible-time-former-pm-manmohan-singh-demonetisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/politics\/scars-getting-visible-time-former-pm-manmohan-singh-demonetisation\/","title":{"rendered":"“Scars Only Getting More Visible With Time”: former PM Manmohan Singh on demonetisation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Congress leader and former Prime MinisterDr Manmohan Singh<\/a> today (Thursday, November 8) cautioned Narendra Modi government against \u201ceconomic misadventures\u201d and urged it to handle economic policy making \u201cwith thought and care\u201d.<\/p>\n

In a statement on the second anniversary of demonetization, Dr Singh said: “It is often said that time is a great healer. But unfortunately, in the case of demonetisation, the scars and wounds of demonetisation are only getting more visible with time.\u201d<\/p>\n

“I urge the government to restore certainty and visibility in economic policies. Today is a day to remember how economic misadventures can roil the nation for a long time and understand that economic policymaking should be handled with thought and care,” said the former prime minister.<\/p>\n

Manmohan Singh, calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s overnight ban on Rs. 500 and 1,000 notes on November 8, 2016, an “ill-fated and ill-thought exercise”, said “the havoc it unleashed on the Indian economy and society is now evident to everyone.” The cash ban, he said, impacted every single person, regardless of age, gender, religion, occupation or creed.<\/p>\n

“Beyond the steep drop in headline GDP growth numbers after demonetisation, the deeper ramifications of notebandi are still unraveling. Small and medium businesses that are the cornerstone of India’s economy are yet to recover from the demonetisation shock,” said the former prime minister, who is a noted economist.<\/p>\n

“This has had a direct impact on employment as the economy continues to struggle to create enough new jobs for our youth. The financial markets are volatile as the liquidity crisis wrought by demonetization<\/a> is taking its eventual toll on infrastructure lenders and non-bank financial services firms. We are yet to understand and experience the full impact of the demonetization exercise. With a depreciating currency and rising global oil prices, macro-economic headwinds are also starting to blow now.”<\/p>\n

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