According to him, his first reason was that: "The Rs 2000 notes are not being used much as a medium of exchange. In fact, they currently constitute only 10.8 per cent of Currency In Circulation (CiC)."
According to the former CEO, the 2000 notes are not in use in the everyday life of the common people and its cash in circulation is only 10 per cent. "Secondly, most of the common people do digital transactions," Subramanian said.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday hit out at the government after the Reserve Bank of India notified to withdraw Rs 2,000 denomination banknotes from circulation and termed it "billion dollar dhoka" urging people not forgive those responsible for such a move.
Reacting to the Reserve Bank of India's decision to withdraw Rs 2,000 currency notes from circulation, Vimal Nadar, the Head of Research at real estate firm Colliers India has called it a "timely" move aimed at "prudent currency management".
Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Friday slammed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after the Reserve Bank of India's move to withdraw Rs 2,000 denomination banknotes from circulation and termed it the party's desperate attempt to divert the attention from their failures.
Congress general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh on Friday came out hard against the Reserve Bank of India's move to withdraw Rs 2,000 denomination banknotes from circulation and said that it was typical of the government to first act and think second.
The Reserve Bank of India has decided to withdraw the Rs 2000 denomination banknotes from circulation but they will continue to remain as legal tender.
The 602nd meeting of the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India was held today in Mumbai under the chairmanship of Shaktikanta Das, Governor.
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In the three-day deliberations of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India in early April, Governor Shaktikanta Das said the central bank has projected India's real GDP growth for 2023-24 at 6.5 per cent