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New Delhi. The Reserve Bank of India i.e. RBI on Monday (April 1) has given a big update regarding the Rs 2,000 note. RBI said that 97.69 percent of Rs 2,000 notes have returned to the banks. People now have only Rs 8,202 crore worth Rs 2,000 notes. Let us tell you that RBI had announced to withdraw bank notes of Rs 2,000 denomination from circulation on May 19, 2023.
RBI said in the statement that the total value of Rs 2000 notes in circulation on May 19 was Rs 3.56 lakh crore. Now on March 29, 2024, it has reduced to Rs 8,202 crore. Thus, out of the Rs 2000 notes that were in circulation on May 19, 2023, 97.69 percent have returned.
Rs 2,000 bank notes to remain legal tender
RBI said that Rs 2000 bank note will continue to be legal tender.
Rs 2000 notes can also be sent to RBI through India Post.
People can deposit or exchange Rs 2000 bank notes at 19 RBI offices across the country. People can send Rs 2000 bank notes from any post office to any issuing office of RBI to deposit into their bank accounts in the country. Entities holding such notes were initially asked to exchange them or deposit them in bank accounts by September 30, 2023. The deadline was later extended to October 7, 2023. Deposit and exchange services at the bank branch were discontinued on October 7, 2023.
These are the 19 RBI offices of the country
People have been given the option to exchange the notes or deposit the same in their bank accounts at 19 RBI offices from October 8, 2023. There are 19 RBI offices with bank note deposit/exchange locations at Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Belapur, Bhopal. Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna and Thiruvananthapuram. ,