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{{Short description|Obsolete banknote of the Indian rupee}}

{{Infobox banknote
|country = India
|denomination = Two thousand rupees
|value =
₹2000 (approx. $24.45)
|unit =
|Length_mm = 166
|height_mm = 66
|years_of_printing = 2016–2019
|removed_from_circulation_date = 19 May 2023
|obverse = India new 2000 INR, MG series, 2016, obverse.jpg
|caption = ₹2000 Banknote front Specimen By RBI
|obverse_design = [[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi|Mahatma Gandhi]]
|obverse_designer = [[Reserve Bank of India]]
|obverse_design_date = 2016
|obverse_Closed_date = NIL
|reverse = India new 2000 INR, MG series, 2016, reverse.jpg
|reverse_design = [[Mars Orbiter Mission|Mangalyaan]]
|reverse_designer = [[Reserve Bank of India]]
|reverse_design_date = 2016
|circulation_period = 2016–2023
}}

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), introduced the '''2000 rupee note''' on November 8, 2016. The introduction of this high-value note was part of the government's demonetization exercise aimed at curbing corruption, black money, and counterfeit currency. On the same day, the Indian government announced the [[2016 Indian banknote demonetisation|demonetization of the existing 500 rupee and 1000 rupee notes]]. The intention behind demonetization was to invalidate the old notes to disrupt illegal activities and promote a shift towards digital transactions.

Initially, the circulation of the 2000 rupee note was limited due to the demonetization exercise and the subsequent re-calibration of ATMs and cash distribution systems. However, as the process unfolded, the note became more widely available for circulation.

The denomination of the [[Indian rupee]] is being withdrawn from circulation but will continue to be legal tender until 30 September 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/NotificationUser.aspx?Id=12505&Mode=0 |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=www.rbi.org.in |title=Archived copy |archive-date=19 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519164553/https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/NotificationUser.aspx?Id=12505&Mode=0 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==History==
[[File:An Indian banknote in hand, in West Bengal, India, photographed by Yogabrata Chakraborty, on May 28, 2023.jpg|thumb|Indian 2000-rupee note]]
It was released by the [[Reserve Bank of India]] (RBI) on 8 November 2016 after the [[2016 Indian banknote demonetisation|demonetisation of ₹500 and ₹1000 banknotes]] and has been in circulation since 10 November 2016.<ref name="Issue of ₹ 2000 Banknotes ">{{Cite press release |title=Issue of ₹ 2000 Banknotes |date=8 November 2016 |publisher=RESERVE BANK OF INDIA |url=https://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/PressRelease/PDFs/PR1144EFECD860ED0D479D88AB8D5CA036FC35.PDF |last1=Killawala |first1=Alpana |access-date=14 November 2016 |archive-date=10 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110043657/https://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/PressRelease/PDFs/PR1144EFECD860ED0D479D88AB8D5CA036FC35.PDF |url-status=live }}</ref> It is a part of the [[Mahatma Gandhi New Series]] of banknotes with a completely new design.

This is the highest currency note printed by RBI that is in active circulation, ever since the 1,000 rupee note was [[Legal tender#Demonetization|demonetised]] in November 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Krishnamachari|first1=S V|title=Reserve Bank of India to issue Rs 2,000 notes soon: Report|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/reserve-bank-india-issue-rs-2000-notes-soon-report-700728|publisher=[[IB Times]]|date=22 October 2016|access-date=6 November 2016|archive-date=14 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814135035/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/reserve-bank-india-issue-rs-2000-notes-soon-report-700728|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Trending: Rs 2000 Note First Look!|url=http://www.gulte.com/trending/53270/Trending-Rs-2000-Note-First-Look|publisher=gulte.com|date=6 November 2016|access-date=6 November 2016|archive-date=20 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120080727/http://www.gulte.com/trending/53270/Trending-Rs-2000-Note-First-Look|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Is this new Rs2,000 banknote from RBI? Twitterati seems to think so|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/is-this-new-rs2000-banknote-from-rbi-twitterati-seems-to-think-so-3740165/|publisher=[[Indian Express]]|date=6 November 2016|location=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=6 November 2016|archive-date=6 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161106193715/http://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/is-this-new-rs2000-banknote-from-rbi-twitterati-seems-to-think-so-3740165/|url-status=live}}</ref> Before the official announcement by RBI, the media reported that ₹2000 notes had been printed from the currency printing press in [[Mysore|Mysuru]] by the end of October 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sridhar|first1=G Naga|last2=Vageesh|first2=NS|title=Coming soon to your wallet: ₹2,000 notes|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/coming-soon-to-your-wallet-2000-notes/article9252371.ece|publisher=[[The Hindu Business Line]]|date=21 October 2016|access-date=6 November 2016|archive-date=25 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225034010/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/coming-soon-to-your-wallet-2000-notes/article9252371.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> Post [[2016 Indian banknote demonetisation]], seven new currency notes have been announced by the [[Reserve Bank of India]]-- ₹2,000, ₹500, ₹200, ₹100, ₹50, ₹20, and ₹10.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/why-the-rbi-is-giving-you-the-new-rs-200-note/articleshow/60208422.cms|title=Rs 200 note: Why the RBI is giving you the new Rs 200 note – The Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=8 May 2021|archive-date=10 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510155433/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/why-the-rbi-is-giving-you-the-new-rs-200-note/articleshow/60208422.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/re-1-note-back-in-business/articleshow/58942898.cms|title=1 rupee note: Re-1 note back in business | Mumbai News – Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=8 May 2021|archive-date=26 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026074831/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/re-1-note-back-in-business/articleshow/58942898.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

According to the RBI data, there were 3,285.87 million pieces of ₹2000 notes in circulation at end-March 2017. A year after (on March 31, 2018), there was only a marginal increase in the number at 3,363.28 million pieces. Of the total currency in circulation amounting to ₹18,037 billion at end-March 2018, ₹2000 notes accounted for 37.3 percent, down from 50.2 percent at end-March 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rbi-scales-down-printing-of-rs-2000-note-to-minimum-govt-source-5522364/|title=RBI scales down printing of Rs 2000 note to minimum: Govt source|date=3 January 2019|access-date=5 January 2019|archive-date=5 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105201324/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rbi-scales-down-printing-of-rs-2000-note-to-minimum-govt-source-5522364/|url-status=live}}</ref> The share has come down to 22.6 per cent at end-March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/business/economy/260820/dont-jump-rs-2000-currency-notes-slowly-being-phased-out.html|title=Don't jump, Rs 2000 currency notes slowly being phased out|first=FALAKNAAZ|last=SYED|date=26 August 2020|website=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=21 October 2020|archive-date=24 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024095017/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/business/economy/260820/dont-jump-rs-2000-currency-notes-slowly-being-phased-out.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The ₹2,000 note was created as a quick fix, to have enough circulation of currency.<ref name="Gill2020"/> With lower denominations available in circulation, the Indian government and the RBI has rolled back ₹2,000 notes from circulation.<ref name="Gill2020">{{cite web |last1=Gill |first1=Prabhjote |title=Exclusive: Bankers reveal why RBI is quietly rolling back the ₹2000 notes |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/news/bankers-reveal-why-rbi-is-quietly-rolling-back-the-2000-notes/articleshow/74061047.cms |publisher=[[Business Insider]] |access-date=5 July 2020 |language=en |date=10 February 2020 |archive-date=5 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705201519/https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/news/bankers-reveal-why-rbi-is-quietly-rolling-back-the-2000-notes/articleshow/74061047.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

Under the pretense that the ₹2000 note is being used for [[Hoarding (economics)|hoarding]] and [[tax evasion]], RBI has stopped the printing of banknotes of ₹2000 denomination<ref>{{cite news | title=India stops printing Rs 2,000 note, two years after its shock launch | url=https://theprint.in/economy/india-stops-printing-rs-2000-note-two-years-after-its-shock-launch/172578/ | date=3 January 2019 | access-date=29 January 2020 | archive-date=29 January 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129224452/https://theprint.in/economy/india-stops-printing-rs-2000-note-two-years-after-its-shock-launch/172578/ | url-status=live }}</ref> and no new notes of this denomination were printed during the 2019-20 financial year.<ref>{{cite news | title=Curbing black money: Printing of Rs 2,000 notes stopped, says RTI reply | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/oct/14/printing-of-rs-2000-notes-stopped-reveals-rti-2047287.html | first=Kumar | last=Vikram | work=[[The Indian Express]] | date=14 October 2019 | access-date=29 January 2020 | archive-date=29 January 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129223016/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/oct/14/printing-of-rs-2000-notes-stopped-reveals-rti-2047287.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

===Withdrawal===
On 20 May 2023, the Reserve Bank of India announced its decision to withdraw the ₹2,000 notes from circulation. Despite this, the notes will remain legal tender and can be exchanged or deposited in bank accounts until 30 September 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rs 2,000 Notes To Be Scrapped, Exchange Them By This Date, Will Remain Legal Tender |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rs-2-000-notes-to-be-withdrawn-from-circulation-exchange-them-by-september-30-2023-says-rbi-4049268 |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=NDTV.com |archive-date=19 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519135315/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rs-2-000-notes-to-be-withdrawn-from-circulation-exchange-them-by-september-30-2023-says-rbi-4049268 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-19 |title=RBI on 2000 Rupee note: RBI to withdraw Rs 2,000 notes from circulation; notes will continue to be legal tender |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/rbi-to-withdraw-rs-2000-currency-notes-from-circulation-notes-will-continue-to-be-legal-tender-till-september-30/articleshow/100360257.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-05-19 |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=19 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519141752/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/rbi-to-withdraw-rs-2000-currency-notes-from-circulation-notes-will-continue-to-be-legal-tender-till-september-30/articleshow/100360257.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live }}</ref>

In addition, banks were instructed not to issue 2,000-rupee notes and to increase their staff and counters to handle the expected surge in transactions. The government clarified that this measure is not a "demonetisation" effort. However, the announcement caused some concern among the public, with comparisons being made to the previous demonetisation initiative. While certain BJP lawmakers praised the move as a "second surgical strike on black money," opposition leaders argue that the decision to withdraw notes in 2016 was flawed and that this recent action is an acknowledgment of that mistake. Following the government's announcement, there were reports of individuals using 2,000-rupee notes to make payments at petrol stations and shops in an attempt to dispose of them.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-23 |title=Indian banks start exchanging withdrawn 2,000-rupee notes |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-65679657 |access-date=2023-05-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1659586676681760768 |url=https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1659586676681760768 |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref>

On 1 September 2023, Reserve Bank of India informed that 93% of Rs 2,000 notes, worth Rs 3.32 lakh crore have been returned to the banking system, and therefore Rs 2,000 notes in circulation stood at Rs 0.24 lakh crore, at the close of business on 31 August 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/business/story/rbi-rs-2000-notes-withdrawal-93-percent-returned-currency-in-circulation-2429666-2023-09-01|title=93% of Rs 2,000 notes returned since May when it was withdrawn, says RBI}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/business/93-of-rs-2-000-notes-in-circulation-have-been-returned-to-banks-rbi-4348495|title=93% Of ₹ 2,000 Notes In Circulation Have Been Returned To Banks: RBI}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/september-30-last-date-to-submit-rs-2000-notes-but-no-rush-seen-at-banks-11390991.html|title=September 30 last date to submit Rs 2,000 notes, but no rush seen at banks}}</ref>

On 30 September 2023, Reserve Bank of India informed that 96% of Rs 2,000 notes, worth Rs 3.42 lakh crore have been returned to the banking system, and therefore Rs 2,000 notes in circulation stood at Rs 0.14 lakh crore.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/rbi-extends-deadline-for-exchange-of-rs-2000-notes-to-october-7/articleshow/104068731.cms?from=mdr|title=RBI extends deadline for exchange of Rs 2,000 notes to October 7}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/finance/rbi-extends-the-exchange-deadline-for-rs-2000-notes-until-october-7-17922291.htm|title=96% of Rs 2,000 banknotes returned by Sep 30; RBI allows return at bank counters till Oct 7}}</ref> Reserve Bank of India extended the deposit/exchange deadline to 7 October 2023, and thereafter can be exchanged by individuals at the 19 RBI Issue Offices only.

==Design==
The new {{INR}}2000 banknote is a 66 mm × 166 mm [[Magenta]] coloured note, with the obverse side featuring a portrait of [[Mahatma Gandhi]], the [[Ashoka Pillar|Ashoka Pillar Emblem]], and the signature of [[Reserve Bank of India]] [[List of Governors of Reserve Bank of India|Governor]]. It has [[Braille]] print on it, to assist the visually challenged in identifying the currency. The reverse side features a motif of the [[Mars Orbiter Mission|Mangalyaan]], representing India's first interplanetary space mission, and the logo and tag line for [[Swachh Bharat Abhiyan]].<ref name="Issue of ₹ 2000 Banknotes "/>

===Security features===
[[File:Microscopic view of Rs 2000 Indian Currency.jpg|thumb|Microscopic view of the ₹2000 Indian currency note showing micro printing of letters 'RBI']]

The {{INR}}2000 banknotes has multiple security features, listed below:<ref name="Issue of ₹ 2000 Banknotes "/>

*See-through registration device with denominational numeral ₹2000
*Latent image with denominational numeral ₹2000
*Denominational numeral २००० rendered in Devnagari script
*[[Micro printing|Micro letters]] 'RBI' and '2000' on the left side of the banknote
*Windowed [[security thread]] with inscriptions 'भारत', RBI, and ₹2000 on banknotes, with a colour shift. The thread colour changes from green to blue when the note is tilted
*Guarantee Clause, the Governor’s signature with the Promise Clause, and the RBI's emblem on the right side
*Denominational numeral with [[Indian rupee symbol|Rupee Symbol]], {{INR}}2000 in colour changing ink (green to blue) on bottom right
*[[Ashoka Pillar]] emblem on the right Mahatma Gandhi portrait and electrotype (2000) watermarks
*Number panel with numerals growing from small to big on the top left side and bottom right side.
*For the visually impaired [[Intaglio (printmaking)|Intaglio]] (raised printing) of Mahatma Gandhi portrait, Ashoka Pillar emblem, bleed lines and identity mark
*Horizontal rectangle with {{INR}}2000 in raised print on the right
*Seven angular bleed lines on left and right side in raised print (obverse)
*Year of printing of the note on the left (reverse)

===Languages===
Like other [[Indian rupee]] banknotes, the {{INR}}2000 banknote has its amount written in 17+1 languages (Braille language added on new currency notes for [[Visual impairment|visually impaired]]). On the obverse, the denomination is written in [[English language|English]] and [[Hindi]]. On the reverse is a language panel which displays the denomination of the note in 15 of the 22 [[List of official languages of India|official languages of India]]. The languages are displayed in alphabetical order. Languages included on the panel are [[Assamese language|Assamese]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Kannada]], [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Konkani language|Konkani]], [[Malayalam]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Nepali language|Nepali]], [[Odia language|Odia]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Sanskrit]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Urdu]], and [[Braille]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+
! colspan="2" |Denominations in [[Languages with official status in India|central level official languages]] (At below either ends)
|-
!Language
!{{INR}}2000
|-
|[[English language|English]]||Two Thousand Rupees
|-
|[[Hindi]]||{{lang|hi|दो हज़ार रुपये}}
|-
! colspan="11" |Denominations in 15 [[Languages with official status in India#Eighth Schedule to the Constitution|state level/other official languages]] (As seen on the language panel)
|-
| [[Assamese language|Assamese]] || {{lang|as|দুহেজাৰ টকা}}
|-
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]] || {{lang|bn|দুই হাজার টাকা}}
|-
| [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] || {{lang|gu|બે હજાર રૂપિયા}}
|-
| [[Kannada]] || {{lang|kn|ಎರಡು ಸಾವಿರ ರೂಪಾಯಿಗಳು}}
|-
| [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]] || {{lang|ks|زٕ ساس رۄپیہِ}}
|-
| [[Konkani language|Konkani]] || {{lang|kok|दोन हजार रुपया}}
|-
| [[Malayalam]] || {{lang|ml|രണ്ടായിരം രൂപ}}
|-
| [[Marathi language|Marathi]] || {{lang|mr|दोन हजार रुपये}}
|-
| [[Nepali language|Nepali]] || {{lang|ne|दुई हजार रुपियाँ}}
|-
| [[Odia language|Odia]] || {{lang|or|ଦୁଇ ହଜାର ଟଙ୍କା}}
|-
| [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] || {{lang|pa|ਦੋ ਹਜ਼ਾਰ ਰੁਪਏ}}
|-
| [[Sanskrit]] || {{lang|sa|द्विसहस्रं रूप्यकाणि}}
|-
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{lang|ta|இரண்டாயிரம் ரூபாய்}}
|-
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || {{lang|te|రెండు వేల రూపాయలు}}
|-
| [[Urdu language|Urdu]] || {{lang|ur|دو ہزار روپیے}}
|}

==See also==
*[[Mahatma Gandhi New Series]]
*[[2016 Indian banknote demonetisation|Indian 500 and 1000 rupee note demonetisation]]
*[[Indian 1000-rupee note]]
*[[Indian 500-rupee note]]
*[[Indian 200-rupee note]]
*[[Indian rupee]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Indian currency}}

[[Category:Banknotes of India]]
[[Category:Rupee]]
[[Category:Two-thousand-base-unit banknotes]]
[[Category:Currencies introduced in 2016]]

Indian 2000-rupee note - Revision history

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