No proposal to withdraw Rs 2,000 notes: Government informs Lok Sabha
FirstpostRBI introduced Rs 2,000 notes following demonetisation of high-value Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes in November 2016 New Delhi: The government on Friday said that there is no proposal to withdraw Rs 2,000 denomination note. RBI introduced Rs 2,000 notes following demonetisation of high-value Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes in November 2016. Replying to question whether the government is considering withdrawal of Rs 2,000 notes shortly, Minister of State for Finance Pon Radhakrishnan in the Lok Sabha said, “there is no such proposal.” Specified Bank Notes were received by the RBI either directly or from bank branches or post offices through the currency chest mechanism and were subjected to verification for authentication and numeral accuracy, he said. “As a result, while PSBs have reported aggregate operating profit of Rs 36,725 crore in the third quarter of FY 2017-18, due to provisioning of Rs 54,822 crore substantially on account of transparent recognition of NPAs by PSBs and consequent requirement of ageing provision, they have reported a net loss of Rs 18,098 crore in the said quarter,” he said.