Will 500-rupee notes stop being available in ATMs from September? Know what is the reality of the viral post

Viral Post: A post is becoming increasingly viral on WhatsApp and other social media platforms, in which it is being claimed that 500-rupee notes will be discontinued from September. It is being said in this post that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has instructed to stop issuing 500 rupee notes from ATMs after September 30, 2025. It is also being claimed in the post that from now on only 200 and 100 rupee notes will be available at ATMs.

The government took immediate action

The post said that RBI has instructed all banks to stop issuing 500 rupee notes from ATMs by the end of September 2025. As soon as this post came out, there was a stir. The government took immediate action to refute this claim made in the viral post.

The Press Information Bureau (PIB) called this post fake and said that RBI has not said anything like this to the banks. PIB said not to pay attention to these false news and to get information only from government sources. 500 notes will remain valid. That is, you will still be able to transact with it as before.

Has RBI really asked banks to stop disbursing ₹500 notes from ATMs by September 2025? 🤔

A message falsely claiming exactly this is spreading on #WhatsApp #PIBFactCheck

✅ No such instruction has been issued by the @RBI.

✅ ₹500 notes will continue to be legal tender.

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— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) July 12, 2025

RBI gave this instruction

Recently changing the rules, the Reserve Bank instructed that by 30 September 2025, 75 percent of the notes in ATMs should be of 100-200 rupees. By 31 March 2026, it will increase to 90 percent. The purpose behind this is to reduce the problem of loose money and customers should not face much trouble. With this, people will not have to worry much about small notes.