India

76% Of Rs 2,000 Notes In Circulation Returned To Banks: RBI

Mumbai: More than three-fourths of the Rs 2,000 notes which were in circulation have been returned to banks.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Monday that the 76% of currency notes returned by the public are mostly through deposits.

It was on May 19 that RBI had announced the withdrawal of Rs 2,000 notes in circulation and gave the public time till September 30 to either deposit the currency notes in their bank accounts or get them exchanged.

“According to data received from the banks, the total value of Rs 2,000 bank notes received back from circulation after the announcement on May 19 is Rs 2.72 lakh crore up to June 30, 2023. Consequently, Rs 2,000 bank notes in circulation as on the close of business hours on June 30 stood at Rs 0.84 lakh crore,” the central bank said in a statement.

Data collected from major banks indicates that out of the total bank notes in Rs 2000 denomination received back from circulation, about 87% is in the form of deposits and the remaining has been exchanged into other denomination bank notes.

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

When A ‘Powerful Man’s Wife’ Broke Into Varun Dhawan’s House To Elope With Actor!

Mumbai: Bollywood celebrities have often had funny, at times bizarre experiences, mostly involving hero-worshipping, demanding fans.…

11 hours ago

Jatra Party Owner Arrested For Duping Actress Of Over Rs 8 Lakh In Bhubanewar

Bhubaneswar: Police have arrested the owner of a Jatra (theatre) group for allegedly duping an…

12 hours ago

How Punjab Farmers Have Paved The Way For Revival Of Organic Desi Cotton

Sanskriti Talwar Faridkot (Punjab): For the third consecutive year, Balwinder Singh of Mallan village in…

12 hours ago

Rain May Play Spoilsport During Christmas & New Year Celebrations In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Rain may play spoilsport in Christmas and New Year celebrations in Odisha as the…

13 hours ago

Now, Amazon Prime Cracks Down On Password Sharing; Check Out Details Here

New Delhi: Netflix showed the way, Amazon Prime Video is following in their footsteps. Come…

13 hours ago

[Watch] Allu Arjun’s House Vandalised By Protesters Over ‘Pushpa 2’ Stampede; Know Their Demands

Hyderabad: Allu Arjun’s woes keep mounting. In a worrying development, protesters stormed Allu Arjun’s Jubilee…

13 hours ago

This website uses cookies.