The government did not consult the ministry of statistics over the impact of demonetisation, officials told a parliamentary panel. The issue cropped up on Thursday when TCA Anant, secretary, statistics and programme implementation, appeared before the parliamentary standing committee on finance, sources said.

The committee is reviewing the ministry’s demands for grants for 2017-18. When several members asked Anant if the ministry was consulted over the likely impact of demonetisation before the government announced it on November 8, 2016, the secretary replied in the ...