New notes fully designed in India for first time: Govt
Referring to the new ₹500 and ₹2,000 currency notes, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das on Thursday said it is the first time that banknotes and their security features were indigenously designed in India. Adding that the in-house designing has made new notes less prone to counterfeiting, Das said the government is focussing on printing more ₹500 notes now.