{"license":"Free to use with attribution to Vaada Meter (license terms to be finalised)","methodVersion":"1.0","generatedAt":"2026-10-06T07:29:06.600Z","data":{"id":"janata-ls-1977-010","text":"Demonetise high-denomination currency notes to combat black money and economic corruption","quote":"Demonetise high-denomination currency notes to attack unaccounted wealth and eliminate black money transactions.","quoteIsExact":true,"quoteLanguage":"en","quoteEnglish":null,"page":null,"sector":"economy","measurability":"measurable","importance":"major","deadline":"1982-03-24","deadlineType":"implied","status":"kept","rating":10,"ratingRule":"kept","provisional":false,"confidence":"high","reason":"The Janata government promulgated an ordinance on 16 January 1978 demonetising Rs 1,000, Rs 5,000, and Rs 10,000 notes, subsequently passed as the High Denomination Bank Notes (Demonetisation) Act, 1978 (per official records).","evidence":[{"date":"1978-01-16","sourceType":"other","publisher":"Wikipedia","title":"High Denomination Bank Notes (Demonetisation) Act, 1978","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Denomination_Bank_Notes_(Demonetisation)_Act,_1978","quote":"The High Denomination Bank Notes (Demonetisation) Act, 1978 was enacted by the Janata Party government to demonetise bank notes of denominations of 1,000, 5,000 and 10,000 rupees.","stance":"supports"},{"date":"1978-01-16","sourceType":"other","publisher":"Wikipedia","title":"Economic history of India","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_history_of_India","quote":"In January 1978, the Morarji Desai government demonetised Rs 1000, Rs 5000 and Rs 10,000 currency notes to curb illicit finance.","stance":"supports"}],"tags":["demonetisation","black-money","banking"],"sensitive":false,"memeLine":null,"repeatOf":[],"review":{"state":"ai_draft","draftedBy":"research-agent","draftedAt":"2026-10-06","reviewedBy":null,"approvedBy":null},"manifestoId":"janata-ls-1977","partyId":"janata-party","electionId":"ls-1977"}}