In a bid to overcome the issue of demonetization, Ministry of Finance has reviewed and taken
stock of the cash availability and issuance to members of public today. Reserve
Bank of India (RBI), Indian Banks Association (IBA) and a few major banks
participated in the review meeting.
A total of over 7 crore transactions
have taken place from 9th November upto mid-day of 12th November (i.e. in the
last two and a half days) for deposit, exchange of old notes and withdrawal
from ATM and over the counter. Old notes of.Rs.500 and 1000 denominations
amounting to about Rs. 2 lakh crores have been deposited to banks.
Out of 2 lakh ATMs, about 1.2 lakh are
operational. Presently only Rs.100/- notes are being disbursed from the ATMs.
Recalibration (requires both software and hardware changes) of ATMs is going
on, which will be completed by end of this month/ early December. Other
denominations will then be disbursed by ATMs.
There is sufficient cash available with
RBI and Banks. They were advised step up the supply of cash to the public.
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The availability of cash and issuance of
cash to bank branches and Post Offices on a daily basis is being constantly
monitored and necessary rebalancing being done for more efficient allocation of
banknotes of requisite denominations between different areas. To cater to the
requirement of rural areas, Banks were advised to supply notes of smaller
denominations (Rs. 100 and less) as well as Rs. 10 coins.
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