A special team of bureaucrats sent to states for an on-the-spot assessment of the demonetisation drive informed the government that though there was massive support from the people, the implementation was patchy. Read | Demonetisation effect: Two banks vandalised over cash crunch in ManipurHowever, it was also noted that in the short term some sectors such as retail and construction will be adversely hit. “This is the sowing season and the farmers have been adversely hit by the cash crunch. The central team has recommended to the government to undertake large-scale awareness campaigns to sensitise people about cashless transactions and its benefits. People in smaller towns and villages have to be sensitized,” a bureaucrat who visited one of the Union territories said.

Source: Hindustan Times November 29, 2016 05:48 UTC