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Does writing on bank notes make them invalid? Govt answers – Does scribbling on bank notes make them invalid?
Does writing on bank notes make them invalid? Govt answers – Does scribbling on bank notes make them invalid?
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Does writing on bank notes make them invalid? Govt answers – Does scribbling on bank notes make them invalid? | The Economic Times
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Does scribbling on bank notes make them invalid?
Does scribbling on bank notes make them invalid? The central government, through the Press Bureau of India (PIB) fact check unit, answers this question.
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Know what the PIB Fact Check unit says
“Bank notes with scribbling are not invalid and continue to be legal tender,” PIB Fact Check said in a tweet.
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You should not write on bank notes, here’s why
However, it requested people avoid writing on bank notes. “Under the Clean Note Policy, people are requested not to write on the currency notes as it defaces them and reduces their life,” it said.
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The clarification came in response to a viral message which mentioned that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released new guidelines, under which writing anything on new notes makes it invalid and it will not be a legal tender.
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The objective of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Clean Note Policy is to give the citizens good quality currency notes and coins while the soiled notes are withdrawn out of circulation.