State Bank of India has given information that so far how many notes of 2000 rupees have been deposited by the bank and the total amount has been exchanged.
SBI Deposit 2000 Rupees Note: After the decision of the Reserve Bank of India to withdraw the 2000 rupee note, from May 23, the notes are being deposited and exchanged in banks. Meanwhile, big information has been given by the country’s largest lender Bank of India (BCI). The bank has told how much it has deposited 2000 rupee notes in the last seven days.
SBI Chairman Dinesh Kumara Khara has told that so far 14 thousand crore rupees of Rs 2000 notes have been deposited from all branches and deposit machines of SBI. This information was given by Dinesh Kumar Khara at the Foreign Currency Bond Listing Ceremony of SBI at GIFT-IFSC in Gandhinagar.
3000 crore rupees bank exchange
According to The Hindu, Khara said that Rs 14,000 crore has been deposited in the form of Rs 2,000 notes. While Rs 3000 crore notes have been exchanged on behalf of bank branches. Khara said that 20 percent of the total Rs 2,000 note market has come to SBI.
2 thousand notes will remain legal tender
Significantly, on May 19, the RBI had announced that a decision has been taken to withdraw the Rs 2,000 note from circulation. However, these Rs 2000 notes will continue to be legal tender. The central bank had prohibited all banks from issuing notes of Rs 2,000. Along with this, people were appealed to exchange or deposit the notes from May 23.
Rs 2,000 notes came after demonetisation
After demonetisation, in November 2016, Rs 2,000 note was introduced. To stop black money, the central government had decided to close the notes of denominations of 500 and 1000 rupees. At the same time, along with Rs 2,000 notes, Rs 500 and Rs 200 notes were also issued.
