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5.4 lakh cr deposited in banks
People have exchanged and deposited over Rs 5.44 lakh crore worth of scrapped Rs 500/1,000 notes at different banks till November 18 following demonetisation of the higher denomination currency.
New Delhi: People have exchanged and deposited over Rs 5.44 lakh crore worth of scrapped Rs 500/1,000 notes at different banks till November 18 following demonetisation of the higher denomination currency.
The banks also disbursed Rs 1,03,316 crore over the counter and via ATMs during the same period, the RBI said in a statement.
Consequent to the announcement of withdrawal of legal tender status of banknotes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denominations from the midnight of November 8, 2016, the RBI had made arrangements for exchange and/or deposit of such notes.
The facility was available at the counters of the RBI and commercial banks, Regional Rural Banks and Urban Cooperative Banks.
"Banks have since reported that such exchange/deposits effected from November 10, 2016 up to November 18, 2016 amounted to Rs 5,44,571 crore (exchange amounted to Rs 33,006 crore and deposits amounted to Rs 5,11,565 crore).
"They have also reported that the public have withdrawn, during this period, Rs 1,03,316 crore from their accounts either over the counter or through ATMs," the statement said.
Long queues were witnessed on November 10, the day on which banks opened after announcement of demonetisation, as people thronged banks and post offices to exchange and deposit invalid currency notes. People also queued up at ATMs for cash withdrawal.
