Government's fact checking agency PIB Fact Check has said that there are no plans to withdraw paper currency notes or replace ...

The move comes almost a decade after the central bank first floated the proposal to print plastic currency notes, as paper currency experiences a surge. The higher cost of printing paper currency and ...

Central bank is studying polymer notes but social media posts saying that paper currency notes will be withdrawn soon are false, it says ...

As the shift to polymer currency is still under works, here’s looking at the four high-security facilities that currently print India’s banknote.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is revisiting an ambitious strategy that could fundamentally alter how hundreds of millions of citizens handle their physical money. The central bank is reportedly ...

As of late May 2026, the Reserve Bank of India is revisiting its plan to launch a pilot project for ‘Polymer banknotes’, marking a cautious yet potentially transformative step in the modernization of ...

The Reserve Bank of India is reviving plans to introduce polymer banknotes, with a pilot project likely soon amid rising cash demand, soaring printing costs and concerns over durability of paper curre ...

The Reserve Bank of India is considering introducing polymer currency notes, a move that could enhance durability and security. Governor Sanjay Malhotra stated the proposal is in its preliminary ...

India May Soon Get Plastic Currency Notes: In view of the surging demand for currency notes in recent years, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revived its decade-old plan of printing polymer ...

PIB Fact Check said on X, “Several social media posts are falsely claiming that RBI will withdraw paper currency notes and replace them with plastic currency notes from June 30, 2026.” ...

The unit further appealed to users to report suspicious content related to the Government of India to @PIBFactCheck.