Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) has informed that there has been increase in detection of
counterfeit notes in the banking system. The data on detection of counterfeit
notes by the banking system during the last four years is as under:
(detection in pieces)
|
Denomination in Rs.
|
April 2008 to March 2009
|
April 2009 to
March 2010
|
April 2010 to March 2011
|
April 2011 to March 2012
|
|
10
|
68
|
159
|
139
|
126
|
|
20
|
341
|
175
|
126
|
216
|
|
50
|
12,792
|
13,579
|
10,962
|
12,457
|
|
100
|
1,33,314
|
1,42,781
|
1,24,219
|
1,23,398
|
|
500
|
2,19,739
|
2,09,094
|
2,46,049
|
3,01,678
|
|
1000
|
31,857
|
35,688
|
54,112
|
83,280
|
|
Total in pieces
|
3,98,111
|
4,01,476
|
4,35,607
|
5,21,155
|
To
check the menace of counterfeiting of banknotes, the RBI has initiated several
measures. These measures include running education campaigns for members of the
public and cash handlers so as to facilitate detection of counterfeits. Some of
the steps taken in this regard are as follows:
i)
Incorporating new security
features/new designs in the bank notes to stay ahead of the counterfeiters is
an ongoing process. New security features were added to banknotes in all
denominations during the year 2005-06,
ii)
Instructions have been issued
to banks to disburse only sorted and genuine notes through their counters/ATMs
iii)
The Reserve Bank regularly
conducts training programmes on detection of counterfeit notes for
employees/officers of banks and other organizations handling large amount of
cash. The Reserve Bank’s website provides information to the public on security
features of banknotes. Posters on Know Your Banknotes are also displayed at the
bank branches. A film depicting the security features of a genuine note has
been made by Films Division and the same has been released by them in theaters
besides being exhibited by Regional Offices of RBI at various exhibitions, bus
stations/railway station.
iv)
The bank has also launched a
multimedia, multi-lingual awareness campaign, initially through Doordarshan
channels from August 15, 2010. The 60 second film is titled “Paisa Bolta Hai”
and is being shown in Hindi and eleven other languages. The film’s message to
the common man is to form a habit of examining the banknotes. The contents are
also available in www.paisaboltahai.rbi.org.in.
This was stated by the Minister of
State for Finance, Shri Namo Narain
Meena in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
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