In response to a query under the RTI act, RBI said it has no idea of the number of bank accounts in which large deposits were made between Nov 8 to Dec 30. (File Photo) In response to a query under the RTI act, RBI said it has no idea of the number of bank accounts in which large deposits were made between Nov 8 to Dec 30. (File Photo)

The RBI is not aware of the number of bank accounts in which more than Rs 2.5 lakh in the scrapped currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 were deposited between November 8 and December 30 last year, it has said in response to a query under the Right to Information Act.

Watch what else is making news:

“In reply to my RTI application, the Department of Currency Management of the Central bank on February 17 said it did not have the figure of bank accounts in which more than Rs 2.5 lakh were deposited in demonetised notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000,” said Chandrashekhar Gaud, an activist from Neemuch district of Madhya Pradesh.

The RBI also did not have the number of accounts in co-operative banks in which more than Rs 2.5 lakh were deposited in the scrapped notes during the period, Gaud said, citing the RTI reply.

📣 The Indian Express is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel (@indianexpress) and stay updated with the latest headlines

For all the latest India News, download Indian Express App.