Department of Currency Management
According to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, the Department of Currency Management is in charge of managing the Reserve Bank’s basic currency management tasks. The main aspects of currency management are the issuance of coins and notes and the removal of invalid currency from circulation. In addition to a vast network of 4195 currency chests, 488 repositories, and 3562 small coin depots run by banks and government treasuries, the Reserve Bank’s 18 issuance offices also conduct this function.
The Department handles operational and policy concerns regarding:
- Preserving the currency’s integrity
- Public information sharing on topics relating to money
- Creating banknote designs
- Guaranteeing the uniform distribution of coins and banknotes across the nation and the removal of damaged and expired currency from circulation
- Regularly evaluating and rationalizing the work processes and procedures at the problem offices
- Predicting the demand for coins and notes
- The RBI (Note Refund) Rules’ administration
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