Why Narendra Modis demonetization

move is unprecedented

According to the world newspapers, The demonetizations or radical recall, redenominations, replacements of currencies by governments have been in response to
the hyper inflations. India newspapers have reported many such cases of complete
withdrawal of notes from circulation being resorted to. The primary and main purpose
has always been to control the runaway inflation and accompanying the loss of faith
among investors and the larger public in the domestic currency.
The best example world newspapers have is of Germany under the Weimar Republic.
On November 20, 1923, they introduced a new currency ,the Rentenmark and affirmed
all old Reichsmark notes to be no longer legal tender. This took place because domestic
prices were already 14 times their 1913 levels in the mid 1921 and 1,475 times towards
end of 1922. They had skyrocketed to 1,422,900,000,000 times by November next year.
Just as this happened, the currency lost value by the minute, so people rushed to spend
their wages the exact moment they received them.When the credibility got restored,
inflation fell and the run on the currency, too, ended.

The Narendra Modi governments demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 banknotes

constituted of over 86% of the total value of currency in circulation. This is remarkable
because it hasnt been undertaken in response to any hyper inflation or any loss of
assurance in the rupee. The rupee has been quite strong, both in terms of its internal
and external value.
The Annual consumer inflation price was 4.2% in October, while the rupee has been
stable at Rs 66-68 against the dollar for the last one year and more. In real effective
terms, against a basket of 36 currencies after adjusting for inflation differentials, the
rupees average trade-weighted exchange rate in October was the strongest since July
2011.
Modis demonetization does not follow the conservative logic of the currency
stabilization measure. The Indian economy is barely suffering any hyper inflation or can
run on the rupee today to even remotely warrant such an action. Its a structural
reform, which focuses on reshaping attitude of public towards the currency to step
forward to build a cashless economy.In India, the majority economic transactions take
place in cash outside recorded market channels and hence these go largely untaxed.
This action apart from promoting a parallel black economy with clear security
implications prevents the government from investing sufficiently on public goods to
pursue long-term growth and equity objectives. Demonetization sends out a clear
message that cash is no longer cool and should also be seen with the other planned big
reforms.
The Modi government has told India newspapers that the withdrawing of Rs 500 and Rs
1,000 denomination notes will be replaced with the new currency notes with many
improved security features. According to some estimates, The total demonetized
banknotes numbered 2,300 crore pieces may require 5-6 months. Even after printing,
the new currency has to be delivered to bank branches and ATMs not just in Delhi and
Mumbai, but to even Nabarangpur, Robertsganj, Dantewada, Cherrapunji, Leh, and
Kohima.

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