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India: In the aftermath of banning 86% of the country’s currency, children are forced to go without fruit, vegetables and milk — now unaffordable luxuries.

January 26th, 2017

“The worst affected by the cash crunch are the country’s hundreds of millions of farmers, produce vendors, small shop owners and daily-wage laborers who are usually paid in cash at the end of a day’s work.”

“A sense of desperation and helplessness is emerging……This currency ban is not helpful for poor people.”

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