RBI planning to put polymer bank notes in circulation from next financial year
- Source
- The Economic Times - Economy
- Source link
- https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/rbi-planning-to-put-polymer-bank-notes-in-circulation-from-next-financial-year/articleshow/132923806.cms
- Published
- 2026-08-05 11:55:26
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-05 14:01:56
- Category
- Regulation, Tariffs, Sanctions & Trade
- Geography
- India
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
The Reserve Bank of India plans to introduce polymer bank notes soon. It has already received government approval for field trials of new notes. These polymer notes will enhance durability for lower denomination currency, Guv Malhotra said.. Field trials will test performance in Indian climate and infrastructure conditions.
Procurement Relevance Gate
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— score 7.0/100 — evaluated 2026-08-05 14:01:56
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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