500 Rupee Note: Recently a topic has been published about this 500 rupee note. Therefore, it has become very important for the people of the country to know about it in detail. Otherwise you may have to face many problems…
The 500 rupee note is currently the largest note in the country. Earlier there were 1000 and 2000 rupees notes in the Indian currency, but later the government decided to withdraw them.
This time the government has made an important disclosure about this 500 rupee note, which you will also be surprised to know. People should know about it.
The central government has already banned many old notes and issued new notes. This also includes the 500 rupee note, which we are using right now.
Recently a topic has been published about this 500 rupee note. Therefore, it has become very important for the people of the country to know about it in detail. Otherwise you may have to face many problems.
Do you know that the Rs 500 note in your wallet can be fake? This is being asked because a large number of fake Rs 500 notes have come into the market these days.
According to a recent report of the Ministry of Finance, the number of fake Rs 500 notes has increased by 317 percent in the last five years. According to the data presented in Parliament, fake Rs 500 notes increased from 21,865 million pieces (MPC) in FY 2018-19 to 91,110 million pieces in FY 2022-23. In FY 2023-24, it decreased by 15 percent and the number reached 85,711 million pieces.
Recently an incident took place in Kadiri, Andhra Pradesh. Many fake Rs 500 notes were seized. Many people can be cheated by this. Therefore, the government has warned not to forget to check whether the Rs 500 note is real or not. Is the Rs 500 note fake?
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Any person can fall prey to fake notes. Many times people are not able to differentiate between real and fake notes. As per RBI guidelines, the official size of a real Rs 500 note is 66 mm x 150 mm.
- The note will have the denomination of 500 written in Devanagari script.
- There will be a picture of Mahatma Gandhi in the middle of the note.
- ‘INDIA’ and ‘Bharat’ will be written in fine print.
Color-changing security alert with ‘Bharat’ and ‘RBI’ inscriptions:
It should also be noted that when the Rs 500 note is folded, the color of the thread changes from green to blue.
There will be the RBI emblem, terms of guarantee, terms of commitment and the signature of the governor and a picture of Mahatma Gandhi on the right.
The note has a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi and an electrotype (500) watermark.
There is a number panel on the top left and bottom right of the note, in which numbers are written in ascending font.
There is an Ashoka Pillar symbol on the right side of the note.
The year of printing of the note is written on the left side of the Rs 500 note and there is also a logo slogan of Swachh Bharat.
According to government sources, recently fake Rs 500 notes have been caught at many places. Therefore, the government has issued instructions and requested people to be careful in this regard.
The RBI has advised the countrymen to always be careful about their money. Otherwise fraud can happen. A small mistake can completely cheat you. Therefore, do check the currency note in any case.
By the way, ₹ 100, ₹ 200, ₹ 500 notes are issued by the RBI. Currently, the ₹ 500 note is the largest note in India. In such a situation, many times while withdrawing money from the ATM, torn and damaged notes come out of the ATM. And those notes are not used anywhere, no one is ready to take them.
In such a situation, RBI has said that from now on none of you will have to face such trouble because you can easily change such torn notes. RBI said, you can easily change such notes by going to the nearest branch.
Along with this, RBI has also issued new guidelines for the identification of ₹ 500 notes. What are the new guidelines of RBI for identifying 500 rupee notes?
Rules for 500 rupee notes: RBI has suggested a new way to identify notes. In such a situation, if you also get duplicate or damaged notes, then how you can identify them has been explained in detail.
If you have an old note which is very dirty or has dirt on it, then that note will be considered invalid. Apart from this, graphic changes in the 500 rupee note will also be considered unfit. If the color of the note fades, it is considered unfit.
500 rupee note:
According to the rules of the Reserve Bank, if you have old or damaged 500 rupee notes, then now you do not need to worry. Because now you can go to any branch and change your torn 500 rupee note. If any bank wants to change it, then you can complain directly to that bank through the RBI portal.
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