“But, as we went into the process of remonetisation, during the months of November and December, SPMCIL was able to run 24×7, three shifts a day.
“The total quantum of notes which were printed during those days rose exponentially, that helped the government in the process of demonetisation,” he said.
To give pace to remonetisation, SPMCIL airlifted currency notes from its presses at Nasik and Devas to places like Kolkata, Guwahati, Chandigarh, Delhi and Lucknow, he said.