Demonetisation not to affect most weddings: Survey

A majority of single Indians think that demonetisation is not going to affect their wedding plans, a survey has claimed.

When people were asked whether the cash crunch situation was going to affect their wedding plans, over 41% men and over 39% women said 'No', according to the survey by matrimonial site Shaadi.com.

Only 20.3% men and 24.5% women said their wedding would be affected due to withdrawal of old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes.

In the survey people who said 'No' were asked 'Why currency ban wouldn't affect them'. Over 37% said they had made advance bookings while around 35% said they had planned a lean wedding.

The rest of the people said they were having a court marriage.

The survey said those who will be affected by demonetisation had not planned in advance or were short of enough cash to deal with expenses.

A small number of 17.8% men and 7.6% women said they cancelled their marriage plans because of cash crunch.

The online poll received over 13,200 responses from single Indians ranging from age 25 to 32 years.

"Though money is an integral part of any celebration, this survey validates that the cash crunch won't affect people who had already planned their wedding. Especially, those who are in the process of finding companionship and willing to tie the knot, come what may, will go ahead and get married!" Gourav Rakshit, chief executive of Shaadi.com, said.