RBI says received currency notes of INR 2,000 worth INR 500 mln in April
This story was originally published at 13:21 IST on 2 May 2026
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MUMBAI – The Reserve Bank of India received INR 500 million worth of withdrawn INR 2,000 currency notes in April. The total value of INR 2,000 banknotes in circulation has declined to INR 54.51 billion as of Thursday, with 98.47% of such notes out of circulation, the RBI said in a release.
On May 19, 2023, the central bank withdrew banknotes of INR 2,000 denomination from circulation. These notes remain legal tender. Currently, the facility to deposit or exchange these notes is open only at RBI's 19 issue offices. End
Reported by Durgesh Nandan
Edited by Tanima Banerjee
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