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RBI says 93% of Rs 2000 notes returned to banks

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said that as much as 93 percent of Rs 2000 currency notes that were in circulation on May 19

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New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said that as much as 93 percent of Rs 2000 currency notes that were in circulation on May 19, the day when the currency was withdrawn from circulation, have been returned to banks.

According to the data received from the banks, the total value of Rs 2000 banknotes received back from circulation is Rs 3.32 lakh crore up to August 31, 2023, it said in a statement.

"Consequently, Rs 2000 banknotes in circulation as at the close of business on August 31, 2023 stood at Rs 0.24 lakh crore. Thus, 93 percent of the Rs 2000 banknotes in circulation as on May 19, 2023, have since been returned," it said.

Data collected from major banks indicates that out of the total banknotes in Rs 2000 denomination received back from circulation, about 87 percent is in the form of deposits and the remaining around 13 percent has been exchanged into other denomination banknotes.

The Reserve Bank of India had announced the withdrawal of Rs 2000 banknotes from circulation on May 19, 2023..

The total value of Rs 2000 banknotes in circulation, which amounted to Rs 3.62 lakh crore on March 31, 2023, had declined to Rs 3.56 lakh crore as at the close of business on May 19, 2023.

RBI requested the members of the public holding the high-value banknote to utilise the remaining period until September 30, 2023, to deposit and/or exchange them.

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