write a letter to the editor of the news paper and discerning their plight and suggesting some means to help poor people on road and railway stations
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The demonetisation move is no doubt creating distress for the people, especially senior citizens and the poor, but many economists have praised the government’s effort to curtail the flow of black money (“Artificially created distress”, Nov.16). People are cooperating with each other and with the banks. I have seen students help golgappawalas use mobile phones to accept payments so that businesses aren’t affected. In my locality, more and more shops are now putting up posters saying ‘Card accepted’, ‘Paytm accepted’, etc. In small shops where there is no point-of-sale machine and customers do not have access to the Internet, shopkeepers are sitting with data-enabled mobile phones asking customers to add money to their e-wallets using cards. These are healthy changes. The situation is not that distressing that the move needs to be revoked. The government is coming up with an extra measure every other day to reduce discomfort. But immediate steps need to be taken to help mandiwalas, small retailers, rural labourers, artisans and farmers so that their livelihoods aren’t affected.
Saurav Kumar,
Bihar