Once again RBI gave the opportunity to exchange Rs 2000 note, know the complete process

New Delhi (Uttam Hindu News)- RBI had announced to remove Rs 2000 notes from circulation on May 19, 2023, after which the process of bringing back Rs 2000 notes is going on. Now the Reserve Bank of India has released a big data related to this. RBI had issued the last press release regarding the circulation of Rs 2000 and its return on 2 September 2024 and now a new update has been issued in it. RBI has said that if people have Rs 2000 notes left, they have the opportunity to return them to the Reserve Bank through RBI authorized centers and other means.

Regarding Rs 2000 notes, RBI told how many notes have been returned to it and how many rupee notes are left. On June 03, RBI had told that till that time Rs 2000 notes worth Rs 7755 crore were with the people i.e. these notes had not returned to the RBI. Now according to the latest data, RBI has informed that 98 percent of Rs 2000 notes have been returned. Along with this, RBI said that now only total notes worth Rs 7117 crore are left with the people. The total number of Rs 2000 notes was Rs 3.56 lakh crore and this figure was till 19 May 2023. In this, RBI has said that if people have Rs 2000 notes left, then they have the opportunity to return them to the Reserve Bank through RBI authorized centers and other means. There is no need to visit the issue office of RBI.

RBI reiterates from time to time that Rs 2000 notes will remain legal tender and this means that these notes have only been taken out of circulation. Their legal validity has been established and it is not that these notes will no longer be legal tender like Rs 500 and Rs 1000 after demonetisation, like the then Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes were discontinued on 8 November 2016.