Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) has reported that data on fake notes detected by the
'banking system' (in pieces ) for the period from
April, 2010 to September, 2011 is as under:
Year
|
Rs.10
|
Rs.20
|
Rs.50
|
Rs.100
|
Rs.500
|
Rs.1000
|
Total
(Pieces)
|
April,
2010 to March, 2011
|
139
|
126
|
10,962
|
124,219
|
246,049
|
54,112
|
435,607
|
April,
2011 to Sept. 2011
|
40
|
158
|
6156
|
65,782
|
152,930
|
39,216
|
264.282
|
RBI
has further reported that the data on source-wise detection of counterfeit
notes during the period April 2010 to September, 2011 is as under:
Year
|
Detection in pieces by RBI
|
Detection in pieces by banks
|
Total detection in pieces
|
April
2010 to March 2011
|
45,235
|
390,372
|
435,607
|
April
2011 to September 2011
|
19,104
|
245,178
|
264,282
|
To
address the multi-dimensional aspects of fake Indian currency notes (FICN)
menace, several agencies such as the RBI, the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of
Home Affairs(MHA), Security and Intelligence Agencies of the Centre and States
, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
etc. , are working in tandem to thwart
the illegal activities relating to FICNs. The works of these agencies are
periodically reviewed by a nodal group set up for this purpose. In this
context, at the functional level, the CBI
has also been declared as the nodal agency for co-ordination with the States
and, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has been nominated as the Lead
Intelligence Agency for smuggled FICNs.
Further, one special FICN Co-ordination Group has been formed in MHA to share the intelligence/information amongst the different security agencies of the State/Centre to
counter the menace of circulation of fake currency with in the country , with CBI being the nodal agency.
National Investigation Agency (NIA)
has been empowered by the National Investigation Agency Act to investigate and
prosecute such offences. The Government has also constituted a Terror Funding
and Fake Currency Cell in the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in 2010 to
focus on investigation of Terror Funding and Fake Currency Cases. The security
features in the High Value Currency notes are being constantly upgraded by RBI. RBI has also strengthened the mechanism for
detection of counterfeit notes by the Banks.
This
information was given by the Minister of State for Finance, Shri Namo
Narain Meena in
written reply to an Unstarred Question in Lok Sabha today.
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