Stats to blow your mind: 86% of 16,41,50000000000000000 affected

The governance, which has been harping about weeding out black money for a while now, sprang into action yesterday and from midnight banned the currency notes with immediate effect.

 

Here are some statistics about the move and its effect on the economy: 

 

 

• The total value of the currency in circulation in the country as of now is ₹16,41,500 lakh crore (16,41,50000000000000000)

 

• Of this, ₹500 and ₹1000 currencies constitute a whopping 86%

 

• The ban on ₹500 and ₹1000 notes means 130 crore people have to rely on currency notes that constitute just 14% of the total quantity, for their transactions. (At least until the new currencies come in.)

 

 

• In order to print ₹1000 currency note, it used to cost the government ₹3. This made ₹1000 notes extremely cheap to produce. And the new ₹2000 notes will be even cheaper to produce. 

 

• The printing of smaller denomination currencies involves a higher printing cost for the authorities. So the current move is a very expensive one for the government. 

 

 

• Many do not know but in 1954, currency notes of ₹10,000 was brought into circulation. They were withdrawn in 1978. 

 

• ₹2,000 currency notes will eventually become the highest denomination of Indian currency.

 

• Currently, ₹100 stands as the currency with the highest face value.