Most civil servants are very busy
these days. They don’t have any holiday on Saturdays and Sundays. Under Modi, a
government order can come at any time. Now, demonetisation has made life even
trickier. Modi sent 61 top-ranking civil servants to 27 states to get
first-hand accounts on the Centre’s demonetisation policy and prepare reports
on it, suggesting corrective measures in the last week of November. In the
course of their field trip, most of the civil servants were flooded with
complaints. What they have submitted to Modi is not known. Insiders inform that
the situation in the field is very severe. As per sources, the North East was
the most affected part of India. In general, the rural areas were the worst
hit. As one officer informed, new currency notes reached after 10 days of
demonetisation in many rural areas. One senior civil servant informed that rural
India has shifted back to the barter system. Another important aspect which
emerged was that B town has done brisk business in currency exchange while
another disclosed that some bank managers scored big.
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