"Thanks to the arrival of digital payments and especially UPI in the past six years, a wide majority may not have even a single Rs 2,000 note at home. Given an over four-month window, there is no urgency to exchange or deposit it," an official said
How to check if your Rs 500 note is real or fake? Check step-by-step guide - It is not easy to identify whether or not the Rs 500 note in your pocket is real or fake and therefore the RBI has released some pointers.