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)."
RBI on Friday announced that it has decided to withdraw the Rs 2,000 denomination banknotes from circulation but they will continue to remain legal tender.
Five guarantees promised by Congress during the campaign are 200 units of free power, Rs 2,000 for the woman head of a family, 10 kg of rice free to every member of a BPL household, Rs 3,000 a month for unemployed degree holders, and Rs 1,500 a month for diploma holders for two years and
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.
RBI on Friday announced that it has decided to withdraw the Rs 2,000 denomination banknotes from circulation but they will continue to remain legal tender.
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.
RBI on Friday announced that it has decided to withdraw the Rs 2,000 denomination banknotes from circulation but they will continue to remain legal tender.
The central bank believes that four-month time is enough for people to exchange notes with the banks. Most of the Rs 2,000 notes that are in circulation is expected to return to banks within the given time frame of 30th September.
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.