2.4.
Generation of Black money in Some Vulnerable Sections of the Economy
2.4.7 Informal Sector and Cash Economy: The issue of black money is related to the
magnitude of
cash transactions in the informal economy. The demand for currency is determined by a number
of factors
such as income, price levels, and opportunity cost of holding currency. Factors like dependence
on
agriculture, existence of a large informal sector, and insufficient banking infrastructure with large
un-banked
and under-banked areas contribute to the large cash economy in India.