Demonetization refers to the withdrawal of legal tender status of certain banknotes in India in 2016. The key motives for demonetization included curbing black money, counterfeit currency, and terrorist financing. Economists had differing views, with some supporting it as a way to flush out black money, while others criticized it as an "unguided missile" or "organized loot". Effects included increased costs for the Reserve Bank of India to print new notes, reduced dividend paid to the government, and a slight increase in lower denomination notes in circulation post-demonetization. Both positive impacts like reduced cash in the system and increased tax collections, as well as negative impacts like job losses for daily wage workers, were