Plastic notes in India get a likely release date: Here's what RBI Governor said
- Source
- The Economic Times - Economy
- Source link
- https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/plastic-notes-in-india-get-a-likely-release-date-heres-what-rbi-governor-said/articleshow/132898445.cms
- Published
- 2026-08-05 07:27:39
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-05 07:59:24
- Category
- Regulation, Tariffs, Sanctions & Trade
- Geography
- India
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
Plastic currency notes may enter circulation at the start of next financial year. The Reserve Bank of India is targeting this rollout after completing field trials. These polymer notes will be introduced in ten and twenty rupee denominations. They are expected to be more durable and last significantly longer. Existing paper notes will continue to circulate alongside the new plastic ones.
Procurement Relevance Gate
FAIL
— score 7.0/100 — evaluated 2026-08-05 07:59:24
Only geographic exposure matched — no substantive content indicator, so this cannot pass alone.
- geographic_exposure (weight 8) — matched on "1 linked geography"
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