Rs 2,000 notes: A high-stakes gamble that cost more than it gained?
Experts have long speculated that the sole rationale for launching the Rs 2,000 note was to accelerate remonetisation following a hurried note ban. Instead of streamlining the monetary system, these notes ended up sowing confusion, stoking fears of rampant counterfeit currency, and inadvertently bolstering the black money economy.