A bullion firm in Ahmedabad was duped of Rs 1.60 crore with fake currency notes featuring actor Anupam Kher's picture.
As of January 1, 2024, 97.38% of ?2,000 banknotes have returned to the banking system, leaving around ?9,330 crore in public circulation.
The honorable Supreme Court has upheld the decision of the Union government taken in 2016 to demonetise the currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000.
Arvind Kejriwal, on 26th of October has demanded that photos of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesh must also be carried on currency notes besides Mahatma Gandhi.
Following Queen Elizabeth II's demise a lot of mandatory changes would be made, including the portraits on the currency notes.
Just a day after various media reports claimed that the Reserve Bank of India is planning new currency notes with faces of other national leaders apart from Mahatama Gandhi, the central bank has issue
The Nepal Rashtra Bank bans the circulation of old demonetised Indian notes in Nepal.