 "Law enforcement agencies between March 10 and May 19 seized ~839.03 crore in cash, liquor worth ~294.41 crore, and drugs worth Rs 1,270.37 crore.")
Currency notes in circulation stood at Rs 21.71 trillion at May-end 2019, showing an increase of more than 22 per cent over the pre-demonetisation level.
According to a written reply given by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, the notes in circulation as of November 4, 2016, were Rs 17,74,187 crore, which have now increased to Rs 21,71,385 crore as of May 31, 2019. The government had decided to demonetise old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes on November 8, 2016.
Sitharaman said the notes in circulation had grown at an average growth rate
According to a written reply given by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, the notes in circulation as of November 4, 2016, were Rs 17,74,187 crore, which have now increased to Rs 21,71,385 crore as of May 31, 2019. The government had decided to demonetise old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes on November 8, 2016.
Sitharaman said the notes in circulation had grown at an average growth rate
