The housemaid, the driver, the garbage man, the vegetable vendor, the ironing man, the taxiwallah, the milkman...so many of these support systems we have are a scared lot. It is one thing for us to say nonchalantly that this demonetization was needed, we support it and was the right thing to do. But those at these lower levels, including the millions of farmers across India, 99% of which receive payments only in cash, this demonetization has shaken their very faith in the Indian currency. What is the guarantee that the current notes will not get scrapped one day?
