ist ▁and ▁N ax al ite ▁radical ▁groups , ▁which ▁was ▁attributed ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁fin ance ▁following ▁demon et isation . ▁The ▁surrender ▁rate ▁had ▁reached ▁its ▁highest . ▁The ▁activities ▁returned ▁within ▁few ▁months . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁decrease ▁in ▁the ▁terror ▁activities ▁in ▁Jam mu ▁and ▁K ash mir . ▁ ▁Other ▁effects ▁ ▁Short age ▁of ▁c ash ▁ ▁The ▁scarc ity ▁of ▁c ash ▁due ▁to ▁demon et isation ▁led ▁to ▁cha os , ▁and ▁people ▁faced ▁difficulties ▁in ▁depos iting ▁or ▁ex ch anging ▁the ▁demon et ised ▁bank notes ▁due ▁to ▁long ▁que ues ▁outside ▁banks ▁and ▁AT M s ▁across ▁India . ▁The ▁AT M s ▁were ▁short ▁of ▁c ash ▁for ▁months ▁after ▁demon et isation . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁demon et isation , ▁the ▁un account ed ▁money ▁worth ▁ ▁were ▁seized ▁by ▁the ▁police ▁and ▁tax ▁officials ▁across ▁India ▁which ▁included ▁ ▁in ▁new ▁bank notes . ▁Re ports ▁in ▁the ▁media ▁noted ▁that ▁although ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁faced ▁a ▁severe ▁c ash ▁short age , ▁some ▁individuals ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁am ass ▁c ror es ▁in ▁new ▁bank notes ; ▁they ▁thus ▁described ▁the ▁demon et isation ▁exercise ▁as ▁being ▁fut ile . ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁ ▁The ▁All ▁India ▁Motor ▁Transport ▁Congress ▁claimed ▁that ▁about ▁ 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁tr uck ▁drivers ▁and ▁conduct ors ▁were ▁affected ▁with ▁the ▁short age ▁of ▁c ash , ▁with ▁around ▁ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁tr