<p>The Centre has decided to set up a committee that will have chief ministers of five states to suggest measures to push for a cashless economy, and ease the situation caused by demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Finance Minister Arun Jaitley spoke to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday, asking him to head the five-member panel. Jaitley also spoke to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who has supported the ban on old notes, and requested him to join the panel.<br /><br />Other members may include Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. All these chief ministers have backed demonetisation.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Modi hailed the BJP’s victory in the elections to local bodies in Maharashtra.<br /><br />The prime minister described it as a “win for pro-poor and development politics”, and thanked the people of the state for placing their faith in the party.</p>
<p>The Centre has decided to set up a committee that will have chief ministers of five states to suggest measures to push for a cashless economy, and ease the situation caused by demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Finance Minister Arun Jaitley spoke to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday, asking him to head the five-member panel. Jaitley also spoke to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who has supported the ban on old notes, and requested him to join the panel.<br /><br />Other members may include Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. All these chief ministers have backed demonetisation.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Modi hailed the BJP’s victory in the elections to local bodies in Maharashtra.<br /><br />The prime minister described it as a “win for pro-poor and development politics”, and thanked the people of the state for placing their faith in the party.</p>
