RBI not thinking of withdrawing ₹500, re-introducing ₹1,000 notes: Governor
Hindustan TimesAddressing the Post Monetary Policy briefing on Thursday, Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das said that there is no intention to remove ₹500 banknotes or reintroduce ₹1,000 denomination notes at this time, calling it speculation. RBI governor said there are no plans to withdraw ₹ 500 notes "RBI not thinking of withdrawing ₹500 notes, or re-introducing notes in ₹1,000 denomination; request public not to speculate," said Das. RBI governor on ₹ 2000 notes Talking to reporters, the RBI governor informed that ₹1.80 lakh cr of ₹2,000 notes, representing nearly half of the outstanding notes in the withdrawn denomination, have returned back. “I would like to request the public to go to bank branches to deposit or exchange ₹2,000 currency notes at their convenience.