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2000 rupee note exchange: If you still have Rs 2000 notes then this is important news for you. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a latest update regarding this. In which it has been told that since the time Rs 2000 notes were taken out of circulation, how much value of notes have been recovered. Along with this, how many notes are still deposited with the common people. RBI has said that about 97.62 percent of the notes of Rs 2,000 (RS 2000 currency notes) have returned to the banks and now only Rs 8,470 crore notes are available with the people.
Let us tell you that RBI had announced to withdraw Rs 2,000 notes from circulation on 19 May 2023. After this, these notes were asked to be deposited in banks or exchanged with notes of other denominations.
“A total of Rs 3.56 lakh crore of Rs 2,000 notes were in circulation at the close of business on May 19, 2023,” the RBI said in a statement. The value of notes in circulation in this denomination has declined to Rs 8,470 crore. Close of business on February 29, 2024.”
Rs 2,000 notes to remain legal tender: RBI
In this way, a total of 97.62 percent of the Rs 2,000 (2000 bank notes) notes in circulation have been returned. Along with this, RBI made it clear that Rs 2,000 notes will remain legal tender i.e. they will remain legal tender.
Still getting a chance to exchange Rs 2000 notes
RBI continues to facilitate deposit or exchange of Rs 2,000 notes at its 19 offices across the country. Apart from this, people can send these Rs 2,000 notes (plus Rs 2,000 notes) through India Post from any post office to any RBI office. RBI had earlier said that people and institutions can exchange these notes or deposit them in banks (Rs 2000 note exchange and deposit) till September 30, 2023. The deadline was later extended to October 7, 2023.
How will Rs 2000 notes be exchanged?
However, from October 8, 2023, people have been given the option to exchange currency at 19 RBI offices or deposit the amount in their bank accounts. This facility is available in RBI offices of Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Belapur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna and Thiruvananthapuram.
RBI had issued Rs 2,000 notes after withdrawing Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denomination notes from circulation in November 2016.