From black money, fake currency and terror financing to cashless society in India
Indian PM saying "I am not hiding my face. I t's a Radio Program" The primary pitch and narrative of the demonetisation drive by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems to have taken a major shift to cashless economy from the initial key highlights of war against black money, corruption and counterfeit currency. “Our dream is that there should be a cashless society. This is correct that 100 percent cashless society is never possible. But we can make a start with less-cash society, then cashless society will not be a far-off destination,” Modi said in the programme. A significant part of the speech was devoted to the youth with the Indian PM calling out to make the transition happen first to a ‘less-cash economy’ and a ‘cashless’ economy later. There was mention about black money, but the core of the talk was change to a cashless economy.The Indian PM urged people to start using cash substitutes like debit cards and digital wallets, saying it will ma...