After different reports suggested different amount of scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes that had been deposited back to the banks by the December 30 deadline, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that the total quantum of scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes deposited in banks and post offices by the December 30, deadline is being reconciled and the final tally will be released soon. It also said that it is taking all steps to complete the process expeditiously so as to release firm figures of specified bank notes (SBNs) received at an early date. Referring to various estimates on scraped notes, the RBI said, such estimate may not indicate the actual numbers.
The RBI further said that its earlier figures were based on aggregation of accounting entries done at the large number of currency chests all over the country. It said that now the scheme has come to an end on December 30, these figures would need to be reconciled with the physical cash balances to eliminate accounting errors/possible double counts etc. Till this is completed, any estimate may not indicate the actual numbers of the SBNs that have been returned. As per RBI’s last declared data, as of December 10, withdrawn banknotes amounting to Rs 12.44 lakh crore had been returned to the RBI and currency chests.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on November 8, announced that Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 currency notes were no longer a legal tender, saying the move was aimed at eliminating black money, counterfeit currency and terror financing. Citizens were given up to December 30 to deposit the old currency in banks. About Rs 15.4 lakh crore was to be taken out of the system by way of demonetisation.
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