The Reserve Bank on Friday said that as much as 93% of Rs 2,000 currency notes that were in circulation on May 19 -- the day when the currency was withdrawn from circulation -- have been returned to banks.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 2,000 banknotes received back from circulation is Rs 3.32 lakh crore up to Aug. 31, 2023, it said in a statement.
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"Consequently, Rs 2,000 banknotes in circulation as at the close of business on August 31, 2023 stood at Rs 0.24 lakh crore. Thus, 93% of the Rs 2000 banknotes in circulation as on May 19, 2023, have since been returned," it said.
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Data collected from major banks indicates that out of the total banknotes in Rs 2,000 denomination received back from circulation, about 87% is in the form of deposits and the remaining around 13% has been exchanged into other denomination banknotes.
The RBI had announced the withdrawal of Rs 2,000 banknotes from circulation on May 19, 2023.
The total value of Rs 2,000 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 Sept. 30, 2023, to deposit and/or exchange them.
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