RBI on scrapping old notes of Rs 100, 10 and 5 after March
Amid speculations and reports doing round that the circulation of old currency notes of Rs 100, 10 and 5 would stop permanently by March-April, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has finally spoken about it.
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The RBI said that the Central bank has no such plans and termed the report as 'fake'. An RBI spokesperson has thrashed such false reports and has clarified that they are not planning any such thing. However, there is no official confirmation from RBI as of now on the matter.
According to the reports, Assistant General Manager (AGM) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) B Mahesh spoke at the District Level Security Committee (DLSC) and District Level Currency Management Committee (DLMC) meeting, and had said that the old currency notes of Rs 100, Rs 10 and Rs 5 will eventually go out of circulation as RBI plans to withdraw them by March-April.
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Several rumors surfaced around the coin that created doubt among the people about its validity. Traders and shopkeepers still refuse to take Rs 10 coin that do not have a rupee symbol on them.
However, for now the RBI spokesperson said there is no such move being taken by RBI.
-PTC News
