Seeking to spread awareness among public about fake notes,
the Reserve Bank has launched a website explaining ways to detect counterfeit
notes.
With a tagline 'Pehchano Paise Ki Boli, Kyunki Paisa Bolta
Hai', the website -- www.paisaboltahai.rbi.org.in -- gives visual presentation
with pointers on currency notes of 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1,000 rupee
denominations.
Consumers have the option to download posters of these currency
notes, which can be used as reference to identify counterfeit notes. A
documentary film on it can also be downloaded.
The link for this website is available on RBI's main website
as well.
The site also gives details of the number of fake currency
notes detected.
RBI said considering there were 64,577 million pieces of
banknotes in circulation as on March 31, 2011, the detection of forged notes
during 2010-11 was to the tune of 6.74 pieces per million pieces of banknotes
in circulation.
In the past as well, the Reserve Bank has come out with
various notifications warning against circulation of counterfeit currency
notes.
Referring to the fake currency notes in circulation, RBI
Governor D Subbarao said in Kozhikode on Friday that the government and police
are taking several measures to deal with the menace.
He emphasised the need to educate people on ways to
distinguish fake currency notes from the genuine ones.
