Big questions around demonetisation #1: How much of a problem was the ban on Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes?

This is the first in a series of five big questions asked after the announcement of demonetisation on 8 November, 2016 Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of four big questions asked after the announcement of demonetisation on 8 November, 2016. Perhaps the first question that came to people’s minds after the announcement that 86.4 percent of Indian currency was to be made worthless, was “how much of a problem is the ban on Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes for me?”. Wave 1: Second week of November Wave 2: Fourth week of November Wave 3: First week of December Wave 4: Third week of December Wave 5: Fourth week of December Wave 6: First week of November The findings are presented below: 1. Infogram Question 2: How much of a problem was the ban on Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes?