In Bundelkhand, one of the poorest regions in India, farmers are deprived of cash, seeds, fertilisers and diesel for the sowing season. Farmers are suffering and are pushed back into a debt cycle while groups not as affected by the cash crunch are saying that demonetisation will be for the greater good of the nation.

The new monetary policy has crippled the rural agrarian economy across India, and has hit the poor and working class the most.