Data collected from banks indicated that about 87% of the banknotes received by the lenders was in the form of deposits, while around 13% had been exchanged for other denominations.
In May, RBI withdrew Rs 2,000 notes from circulation but they remain legal tender until 30 Sept. Some establishments, like Ahmedabad Nini's Kitchen, are using this to attract customers.
Union Govt’s MyGov Twitter handle and State Bank of India together put to rest some concerns that arose following RBI’s Friday announcement to discontinue the Rs 2,000 note.
Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.
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