It has been more than a year since Rs 2000 notes were banned in the country, but still 3 crore 46 lakh notes are present in the market. This means that despite the demonetization of ₹2000 notes, all the notes which were in circulation in the market have not returned. This information was given by the Minister of State for Finance in response to a question asked in Parliament. Giving information in response to a question, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Choudhary said that ₹ 2000 denomination notes were issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in November 2016.
As of 31 March 2017, there were 32,850 lakh ₹2000 banknotes in circulation. By March 31, 2018, 33,632 lakh bank notes had come into circulation. On May 19, 2023, when the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the withdrawal of ₹ 2000 notes from the market, 17,793 lakh bank notes of ₹ 2000 denomination were left in circulation in the market. After the announcement by RBI, 17,447 lakh bank notes have been returned till 15 November 2024.
So many notes are still in the market
In this context, till 15 November 2024, 3 crore 46 lakh bank notes of ₹ 2000 are still present in the market. The Minister of State for Finance said that for those who still have ₹ 2000 notes, the facility to exchange and deposit ₹ 2000 bank notes is still going on and this work can be done in 19 offices of RBI.
Notes can be changed like this
Those who want to exchange their ₹2000 notes can send the ₹2000 notes through Indian Post from any post office in the country to any of the 19 offices of RBI for depositing them in bank accounts. After the bank receives the note, the money will be deposited in the account of the sender.
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