Focus is now on printing new ₹500 notes, says Government
The Finance Ministry on Thursday said that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was now focusing on printing ₹500 notes which would ease the liquidity situation over the next 2-3 weeks. "[E]nough stock of ₹2,000 notes is now there. Printing of ₹500 notes significantly stepped up so that ₹2,000 notes become more mobile," Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das has said.