6 months needed to replenish old ₹500 notes: Reports
According to calculations based on the current capacity of currency printing presses and the cash in circulation before demonetisation, it will reportedly take around 6 months to replenish old ₹500 notes. The total capacity of the currency presses is around 2,600 crore notes in two shifts per year, while there were about 1,500 crore ₹500 notes in circulation before demonetisation.  