The total value of Rs 2000 banknotes in circulation declined to Rs 7,755 crore at the close of business on May 31, 2024, from Rs 3.56 lakh crore at the close of business on May 19, 2023, when the withdrawal of Rs 2,000 banknotes was announced
The facility will resume on April 2, RBI said in a release.
The Rs 2,000 banknotes continue to be legal tender, RBI said on Friday
According to the RBI, commercial banks have reported double-digit growth in deposits in January, which too can be attributed to the withdrawal of Rs 2,000 currency notes
Truth be told, we weren’t supposed to stay around for a long while. We were a stop-gap arrangement to speed up the remonetization of the economy after the 2016 demonetization exercise
The Rs 2000 banknotes continue to be legal tender, RBI said in a release.
SBI said that of the total amount, Rs 14,079 crore were received as exchange and Rs 66,807 crore through deposits. This accounts for 96 percent of the total Rs 2,000 in circulation since May this year.
The Rs 2000 note had been introduced in 2016 in an effort to rapidly remonetise the economy after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the high-denomination Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes were being withdrawn as part of the fight against black money.
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According to retail business owners, the middlemen have been facilitating payments through Rs 2,000 notes to wholesalers by charging a commission of Rs 500 to Rs 1,500.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said that people can visit bank branches from May 23 to exchange or deposit their Rs 2,000 notes. So, on the first day of it, Moneycontrol hit the streets of Mumbai and Delhi to find out what people are facing to get their notes exchange. Watch the full report
The withdrawal decision questions RBI’s policy on currency management once again. This is the third decision to withdraw currency notes of specific denominations in less than 10 years
Lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay contended in his plea that notifications by RBI and SBI in this regard are arbitrary, irrational and offend Articles 14 of the Constitution of India.
The move to take back Rs 2000 note from circulation could provide near-term support to tight deposit conditions, Morgan Stanley said.
These notes meant little to the general public but their withdrawal is not seen as being a mere administrative exercise
Why did the government bring in the Rs2000 note in the first place?
The wide window for deposit and the lower amount of the high-denomination note in circulation will soften the economic impact, economists say.
The RBI has advised members of the public to deposit Rs 2,000 banknotes into their bank accounts or exchange them for banknotes of other denominations at any bank branch.
The RBI has advised citizens to deposit Rs 2,000 banknotes into their bank accounts or exchange them into banknotes of other denominations at any bank branch.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on May 19 said it is withdrawing Rs 2,000 notes from circulation based on a review. However, the banknotes of Rs 2,000 denomination will continue to be legal tender, the central bank said in a release.
As against 3,363 million pieces (mpcs) of Rs 2,000 denomination banknotes in circulation on March 31, 2018, constituting 3.27 percent and 37.26 percent of NIC in terms of volume and value respectively; 2,233 mpcs were in circulation on November 26, 2021, constituting 1.75 percent and 15.11 percent of NIC in terms of volume and value, respectively
"This is the real worry (about demonetisation) which has surfaced now. I think that you should not worry about it," Thakur told Rajya Sabha replying to a question on government's plan to withdraw Rs 2000 note in the future.
For a country that loves to use cash despite the recent digital push, the government's move to experiment with plastic Rs 10 banknotes should come as good news.
The Rs 2000 note has emerged as the big fat villain across wholesale markets in Delhi. Traders in the famous Chandni Chowk of Delhi are furious, with some saying that business is down by as much as 70 percent.