<p>The government has not placed any orders for printing of Rs 2,000 denomination notes during 2019-20 and 2020-21, the finance ministry informed the Lok Sabha on Saturday. </p>.<p>During the year 2019-20 and 2020-21, no indent was placed with the presses for printing of Rs 2,000 denomination notes, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur said in a written reply. </p>.<p>He, however, said there was no decision to discontinue the printing of Rs 2,000 denomination currency by the government. </p>.<p>Thakur also informed that as on March 31, 2020, there were 27,398 lakh pieces of Rs 2,000 notes in circulation compared to 32,910 lakh pieces on March 31, 2019. </p>.<p>He said the RBI has informed that in view of nationwide lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the printing of notes stopped temporarily.</p>.<p>However, the note printing presses resumed production in a phased manner, as per the guidelines issued by Central/State Government, Thakur said.</p>
<p>The government has not placed any orders for printing of Rs 2,000 denomination notes during 2019-20 and 2020-21, the finance ministry informed the Lok Sabha on Saturday. </p>.<p>During the year 2019-20 and 2020-21, no indent was placed with the presses for printing of Rs 2,000 denomination notes, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur said in a written reply. </p>.<p>He, however, said there was no decision to discontinue the printing of Rs 2,000 denomination currency by the government. </p>.<p>Thakur also informed that as on March 31, 2020, there were 27,398 lakh pieces of Rs 2,000 notes in circulation compared to 32,910 lakh pieces on March 31, 2019. </p>.<p>He said the RBI has informed that in view of nationwide lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the printing of notes stopped temporarily.</p>.<p>However, the note printing presses resumed production in a phased manner, as per the guidelines issued by Central/State Government, Thakur said.</p>
