mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> Digital Desk: On Monday, the Reserve
Bank of India confirmed that it is not considering replacing Mahatma Gandhi's
visage with that of others on existing currency and banknotes.
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">"According to reports in some
sections of the media, the Reserve Bank of India is considering replacing
Mahatma Gandhi's face on existing currency and banknotes with that of others.
It should be highlighted that the Reserve Bank has made no such proposal
"In a statement, the RBI said.
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mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">According to rumours, the Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) is considering including portraits of Rabindranath Tagore
and A P J Abdul Kalam on the new series of currency notes, alongside Mahatma
Gandhi.
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The central bank and the Security Printing and Minting
Corporation of India (SPMCIL) sent two sample sets of Gandhi, Tagore, and Kalam
to IIT-Delhi Emeritus Professor Dilip T Shahani, who is in charge of selecting
and submitting watermarks to the government for final approval.
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