In a bid to encourage retailers to deposit their cash in banks and to spur the active circulation of currency, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has relaxed the cash withdrawal norms from the bank accounts. The RBI has stated that due to the current limits on cash withdrawals from accounts, certain depositors are hesitating to deposit their money into bank accounts. As per the latest notification from RBI, retailers such as malls and shop owners would be allowed to withdraw the deposited sum in Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 notes, irrespective of the existing withdrawal limits.
RBI stated that it has been decided, on careful consideration, to allow withdrawals of deposits made in current legal tender notes on or after November 29, 2016 beyond the current limits. The move is aimed at discouraging hoarding of valid currency notes and increasing its circulation. The move will also encourage small businesses and shopkeepers to deposit cash in legal tender which they can withdraw at the same point of time.
It added that preferably, available higher denominations bank notes of Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 are to be issued for such withdrawals. Following demonetization of the high value currency on November 9, people have exchanged and deposited about Rs 8.45 lakh crore worth of scrapped Rs 500/1,000 notes at different banks till November 27. The banks also distributed over Rs. 2.16 lakh crore over the counter and via ATMs from November 10-27. Of this, the exchange of old Rs 500/1000 notes amounted to Rs 33,948 crore and deposits amounted to Rs 8,11,033 crore.
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