2 weeks before note ban presses were printing old â¹500 notes
Nearly 2 weeks before the demonetisation of â¹500 and â¹1,000 notes, the country's printing presses were churning out old â¹500 notes. The final stage of production of â¹1,000 notes, however, ended three months ago. According to reports, this suggests that while the government could have been contemplating the move for some time, the final decision came at a short notice.