Central Information Commission has observed that it was the duty of every government department concerned with demonetisation to spell out all relevant facts and reasons behind the radical move. Information Commissioner Sridhar Acharyulu said any attempt to withhold information would generate serious doubts about the economy. He said the attitude of building steel forts around the decision needed to be done away with. <br/><br/>The observations assume importance in the background of the Prime Minister's Office, the Reserve Bank of India and the Finance Ministry rejecting RTI applications which sought the reasons behind the notes ban.<br/><br/>The move to scrap 1,000 and Rs 500 currency notes was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 8, 2016.