New 50 Rupee Note: The RBI said on Wednesday that it will soon issue new Rs 50 notes bearing the signature of Governor Sanjay Malhotra. All the Rs 50 notes issued earlier will remain valid.
New 50 Rupee Note: A big update has come regarding the Rs 50 note. Soon a new Rs 50 note will be seen in the market. Actually, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Wednesday that it will soon issue new Rs 50 notes bearing the signature of Governor Sanjay Malhotra.
Malhotra took charge in December 2024, replacing Shaktikanta Das. The RBI said in a statement, “The design of these notes is similar to the Rs 50 notes of the Mahatma Gandhi (New) series.” All Rs 50 notes will remain valid currency
All Rs 50 notes previously issued by the Reserve Bank of India will remain valid currency.
Know about the currently running 50 rupee note
It is worth noting that the size of the 50 rupee note of Mahatma Gandhi (new) series is 66 mm x 135 mm and its base color is fluorescent blue. The back of the note has a picture of Hampi with a chariot, which depicts the cultural heritage of the country.
98.15 percent of 2000 rupee notes returned
Let us tell you that it has been more than one and a half years since the 2000 rupee notes were discontinued in the country, but people are still holding on to these notes worth thousands of crores. Recently, RBI had released an update regarding them. The central bank has informed that by January 31, 2025, 98.15 percent of pink notes have returned to the banking system and people still have such notes worth Rs 6,577 crore left. According to RBI data till December 31, notes worth Rs 6,691 crore were present in the market. Let us tell you that under the Clean Note Policy, the central bank had announced the withdrawal of Rs 2000 notes present in the circulation of the country on May 19, 2023.
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