2000 Rupee Notes: The RBI announced the withdrawal of 2,000 rupee notes on May 19, 2023, making it mandatory for all individuals to deposit all 2,000 rupee notes with their banks. However, the RBI has not yet received all 2,000 rupee notes. Let’s find out the details.
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2000 Rupee Notes: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the withdrawal of ₹2000 notes on May 19, 2023, making it mandatory for all individuals to deposit all ₹2000 notes with their banks. However, the RBI has not yet received all ₹2000 notes. Now, the RBI has issued a major update on this matter. Let’s find out the details.
₹2000 Notes Still in 2000 People
At the time the RBI discontinued the circulation of ₹2000 notes, ₹3.56 lakh crore worth of ₹2000 notes were in circulation across the country. As of December 31, 2025, 98.41 percent of this value has been withdrawn. Meanwhile, ₹5669 crore worth of ₹2000 notes remain in the possession of the public.
In the past two months, the RBI has also received a small amount of 2000 rupee notes returned. As of October 31, 2025, the circulation of 2000 rupee notes was ₹5,817 crore, which has now risen to ₹5,669 crore. Consequently, in the past two months, the RBI has received a total of ₹148 crore worth of 2000 rupee notes returned to it.
How to exchange 2000 rupee notes?
If you still have 2000 rupee notes, there’s no need to panic. You can still exchange them. To exchange 2000 rupee notes, you’ll need to visit an RBI office. The RBI has 19 offices across India, including in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Belapur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, and Thiruvananthapuram. If these offices are far from your home, you can send the note by post. Your money will also be deposited into your bank account during this time.
