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On 1 December 2023, Reserve Bank of India informed that 97.26% of Rs 2,000 notes have been returned to the banking system, however Rs 2,000 notes worth Rs 9,760 crore are still in circulation with public, at the close of business on 30 November 2023. [28] [29] RBI said that 2,000 bank notes continue to be legal tender. [30]
[3] [4] [5] The announcement of demonetisation was followed by prolonged cash shortages in the weeks that followed, which created significant disruption throughout the economy. [6] [7] [8] People seeking to exchange their banknotes had to stand in lengthy queues, and several deaths were linked to the rush to exchange cash. [9] [10]
The first banknotes issued in the New Series were the denominations of ₹ 500 and ₹ 2000, and are in circulation since 10 November 2016. While the ₹ 500 note is still being printed, the ₹ 2000 note was last issued date 2017. [1] [2] [3] The RBI announced on 18 August 2017 that it would soon issue a new ₹ 50 note. [4]
2016 saw the discontinuation of ₹500 and ₹1,000 notes due to the 2016 Indian bank note demonetisation and consequently the introduction of new a ₹500 note, and a ₹2,000 note- a first for the currency. Later on, new notes of old denominations viz. ₹10, ₹20, ₹50 and ₹100 were issued with old notes of the same value still being ...
2023 – Reserve Bank of India issued a circular on 19 May stating currency notes of ₹ 2000 denomination will be withdrawn from circulation [90] The reason given for this withdrawal is the decline in the number of currency notes in circulation. According to the circular, there were only 10.8% of Notes in Circulation on March 31, 2023.
[2] [weasel words] On 8 November 2016, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the hitherto existing 500 and 1000 rupee notes cease to be legal tender. He said that the move is taken to curb black money and widespread counterfeit currency in the country. He introduced new ₹500 and ₹2000 notes, and discontinued the existing ...
A sahyog hundi passes from one hand to another until it reaches the final recipient, who, after reasonable enquiries, presents it to the drawee for acceptance of the payment. Sahyog means co-operation in Hindi and Gujrati, the predominant [6] languages of traders. The hundi is so named because it required the co-operation of multiple parties to ...
The Indian 500-rupee banknote (₹500) is a denomination of the Indian rupee. In 1987, the ₹500 note was introduced, followed by the ₹1,000 note in 2000 while ₹1 and ₹2 notes were discontinued in 1995. The current ₹500 banknote, in circulation since 10 November 2016, is a part of the Mahatma Gandhi New Series.