Accept Rs.500/1,000 notes only after careful scrutiny: RBI

Reserve Bank of India has urged public to examine 500 rupees and 1000 rupees currency notes before accepting them in the usual course of transactions to avoid circulation of fake currency notes. RBI said, unscrupulous elements are putting into circulation Fake Indian Currency Notes of higher denominations. 

The central bank has cautioned the public to subject notes that are accepted to "careful scrutiny". RBI has asked public to make it a habit of looking at the notes before



accepting them and help arrest the counterfeiting of Indian banknotes.

Counterfeiting of notes, or possession, exchange, acceptance or in any way abetting such actions are offences under the Indian Penal Code and are liable to be punished stringently. Reserve Bank has appealed to the public for cooperation and also authorities in containing the menace of circulation of counterfeit notes. Detailed information on the security features on the banknotes are available on RBI website.