An RTI reply has disclosed that no new Rs 2,000 denomination currency notes were printed during 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22.
The RTI application filed by IANS disclosed that the Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran (P) Ltd printed 3,542.991 million pieces of Rs 2,000 notes in the financial year 2016-17, which drastically came down to 111.507 million notes in 2017-18 and was further reduced to 46.690 million notes in 2018-19.
The RTI reply received from the Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran (P) Ltd revealed said that ‘0’ number of Rs 2,000 denomination currency note was printed in 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22.
