According to the Reserve Bank of India 97.87 percent of Rs 2000 notes have returned to the banking system.
The Rs 2000 banknote, the withdrawal of which was announced in May 19, 2023, continues to be a legal tender, the RBI has said
The Rs 2,000 banknotes continue to be legal tender, RBI said in a press release.
The Rs 2,000 banknotes continue to be legal tender, RBI said on April 1.
Bankers say most notes have returned to the system; some believe the RBI may extend the deadline.
The Reserve Bank of India said on August 1 that Rs 2,000 banknotes worth Rs 3.14 lakh crore, or 88 percent in circulation, have returned to the banking system, as on July 31.
Of the Rs 7,000 crore, the bank has received only Rs 560 crore worth of Rs 2,000 notes in exchange.
In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary replied in negative to a question about whether there is a proposal to extend the deadline for the exchange of Rs 2000 in banks beyond September 30.
The RBI had on May 19 announced the withdrawal of Rs 2,000 notes from circulation. It notes can be exchanged or deposited till September 30
The Reserve Bank of India has received around Rs 1.8 lakh crore in Rs 2,000 notes, said Governor Shaktikanta Das on June 8.
A vacation bench of justices Aniruddha Bose and Rajesh Bindal perused the report filed by the registry, and said there is no urgency in the matter.
Sitharaman was responding to comments by P Chidambaram that the introduction and withdrawal of the Rs 2,000 note has cast doubt on the integrity and stability of Indian currency
On May 23, lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay, who filed the plea, appeared in person and argued that the notifications by the RBI and SBI in this regard are arbitrary, irrational, and offend Articles 14 of the Constitution of India.
The RBI said people could visit bank branches from May 23 to exchange or deposit their Rs 2,000 notes.
Real estate experts point out that unlike demonetization in 2016 when the impact was greater as sales were slow and the market was struggling, this time round it may be limited to the secondary market or land deals in peripheral locations.
The Reserve Bank of India's move to withdraw Rs 2,000 note from circulation is the latest decision in a string of similar moves over the years. Take a look at the timeline for the same.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on May 19 said that it is withdrawing Rs 2000 notes from circulation based on a review.
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 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.
Raising the issue through a zero-hour mention, he said 2,000 rupee notes have vanished from most ATMs in the country and there are rumours that they may not be legal tender soon.
The fake notes were packed very smartly... Because they were not bundled up and scattered instead, the scanner couldn’t detect them, said JCP Rastogi
Before November last year, the central bank had largely refrained from tinkering with the existing currency for nearly two decades. Since then, there have been a slew of changes.
"A reply from BRBNMPL to my query under the Right To Information Act said the printing of Rs 2000 notes began on August 22, 2016, while printing of the new Rs 500 notes began on November 23, 2016," said Chandrashekhar Gaud, resident of Neemuch district of Madhya Pradesh.