Scotching rumors about new currency notes in the market, the government has said that there are no plans to demonetise the new Rs 2,000 currency notes and they are seizing fake currency. Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said that as far as rumors are concerned, such rumors should not be considered. He also said that it was not possible for forgers to copy all security features of the new currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 denominations.
Citing that the government has adopted many new security features in the new currency notes, Rijiju said no one can copy 100 percent as the design is indigenous with extra features. He further said that the initial fake currency notes were of very low quality and could be easily identified. The later fake notes used better paper and ink etc. but even these do not match the original notes and can be identified.
He further said that the government is now more alert and has taken many measures to curb fake currency and there were provisions for stringent action against those involved in fake currency. Intelligence agencies are also providing training and creating awareness among the people. According to the data, Border Security Force (BSF) has seized 378 new Rs 2000 currency notes from Assam and West Bengal post demonetization. National Investigation Agency (NIA) has seized 22,677 new Rs 2000 notes worth Rs 4.53 crore from Gujarat and West Bengal.
