GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1859
TO BE ANSWERED ON 29th DECEMBER, 2017/8TH PAUSHA SAKA, 1939
Demonetisation Drive
1859. SHRI RAMA CHANDRA HANSDAH:
QUESTION
Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:
(a) the amount of money of Rs. 500 and Rs.1000 currency notes in circulation prior to demonetisation drive on 8 November, 2016;
(b) the amount of scrapped notes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 that did not return to the banking system;
(c) whether the Government has converted the unreturned money as dividend; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and the net dividend the Government received in demonetisation process?