Govt unlikely to come up with new 1,000-rupee notes soon People stand in a long queue to withdraw currency notes at ATM. Most ATMs have been dispensing only 2,000 rupee notes. (PTI) For now you will have to be content with 500 and 2,000-rupee notes -- 1,000-rupee banknotes are unlikely to see the light of the day, anytime soon. The government had, on November 10, announced that new currency notes of Rs 1,000 will be back in circulation once the situation stabilises, but the idea is all set to get a quiet burial. The introduction of new notes of Rs 1,000 with added security features and design would mean that the country’s 2.20 lakh ATMs will once again not be in operation for weeks since they have to be tuned or recalibrated all over again. This would mean disrupting the current system, something the government is unlikely to do. “That idea may not be implemented. There is no talk of that (printing R1,000 notes at a later date)... 1,000-rupee notes is n...