, ▁storage ▁and ▁movement ▁of ▁bank notes ▁across ▁the ▁country ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁re - cal ibr ating ▁the ▁AT M s . ▁ ▁W elf are ▁schemes ▁ ▁Dem on et isation ▁neg atively ▁impact ed ▁the ▁M idd ay ▁Me al ▁Sch eme ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁short age ▁of ▁funds . ▁ ▁Death s ▁Several ▁people ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁died ▁from ▁standing ▁in ▁que ues ▁for ▁hours ▁to ▁exchange ▁their ▁demon et ised ▁bank notes . ▁Death s ▁were ▁also ▁attributed ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁medical ▁help ▁due ▁to ▁ref us al ▁of ▁demon et ised ▁bank notes ▁by ▁hosp it als . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁political ▁opposition ▁leaders ▁claimed ▁that ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁people ▁had ▁died ▁due ▁to ▁demon et isation . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁government ▁stated ▁that ▁they ▁received ▁no ▁official ▁report ▁on ▁death s ▁connected ▁to ▁demon et isation . ▁Later ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁then ▁Fin ance ▁Minister ▁Ar un ▁J ait ley ▁reported ▁in ▁parliament ▁that ▁four ▁people , ▁three ▁bank ▁personnel ▁and ▁one ▁customer ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Bank ▁of ▁India , ▁died ▁during ▁the ▁demon et isation . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁issues ▁A ▁public ▁interest ▁lit ig ation ▁( PI L ) ▁was ▁file d ▁in ▁Mad ras ▁High ▁Court ▁by ▁M . ▁Se eni ▁Ah amed , ▁General ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁National ▁League , ▁to ▁sc rap ▁the ▁decision ▁of ▁demon