MUMBAI: The Rs 2,000 note, which was much-reviled during demonetisation due to difficulties in exchanging it, is seeing a sharp drop in print orders by the RBI . The number of outstanding notes has shrunk by 7.2 crore to 329 crore in FY19.According to bankers, the RBI is shifting focus away from the Rs 2,000 note as the denomination was printed in large numbers to cope with the replacement of demonetised notes.After all demonetised notes were replaced in March 2017, the Rs 2,000 note accounted for half the total value of the currency in circulation. A year later its share declined to 37%. It now accounts for 31% of the value of total currency in circulation.All other banknotes saw an increase in the number in circulation. The biggest increase in share was by the Rs 500 note which now accounts for 51% of the Rs 21.1 lakh crore of banknotes in circulation. There are 2,151 crore Rs 500 notes in circulation which is more than the 2,007 crore notes of Rs 100.Notes of Rs 10 denomination are the largest in number with 3,128 crore in circulation. According to the RBI, indent (orders based on demand from banks) of banknotes for 2018-19 was lower by 5.6% from their level a year ago. However, the supply of banknotes during 2018-19 was higher than in the previous year.In volume terms, Rs 10 and Rs 100 banknotes constituted 47.2% of total banknotes in circulation at the end of March 2019 as against 51.6% at the end of March 2018. Coins of Re 1, Rs 2 and Rs 5 together constituted 83.6% of the total volume of coins in circulation, while in value terms, these denominations accounted for 78.3%.The central bank spent Rs 4,811 crore in printing currency notes in 2018-19 compared to Rs 4,912 crore in 2017-18. This is the single biggest expenditure of the RBI after employee costs.