 ne 114 of 1116 i' -, the coinage (amendment) bill, l~  ajurther to clmend the coiftcge act:; 1906 be it enacted by parliament in the thirty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 this act may be called the coinage (amendment) act, 1985 short title amendment of section 6 3 of 1906 ~ section 6 of the coinaee act 1906 shall be re-numbered as sub-5 section (1) of that section 1q1~ afte!;' suhect10n (1) as so re-numbered, the following sub-sectio"n shall be inserted, namely:-"(2) nntwitutancling adythidl' eont-'1i8d in su1heetion (1), if the central goverftdleat is of olfjnied dult it ill deeei5iii'y or ei)iedient in the publir interest 50 to do, it may authe, the eol  ing~ in 10 like manlier as is provided ill that sub-sectiod, of coins by any per-bon (lncludhac the gover  t 01 ay fonip eoaapy) beyond the liaiitb of india alid im,ort8lleh eoids fr'" _der its autliority __ that mb-settmt"  statement of objects and reasonsthere have been persistent reports of shortage of coins in the country ,government have taken various steps to meet the demand of coins production in the three mints located at bombay, calcutta and hyderabad has been geared up with the, purchase of new machinery and equipment, overtime wor~ and the introduction of incentive scheme for the workers so as to ensure significant increase in the tproduction of coins although production has increased from 525 million pieces in 1981-82 and 660 millio,n pieces in 1982-83 to 1,063 million pieces in 1983-84 and 1,356 million pieces during 1984-85, complaints of shortage continue it is, therefore, proposed to import coins from foreign countries necessary steps will be taken to ensure security the existing act, namely, the coinage act, 1906 does not specifically provide for the, manufacture and import of co~ns from outside the country hence it is proposed to amend the coinage act, 1906 so as to facilitate the coinage and import of coins from outside the country ' 2 the bill seeks to achieve the above object new delhi; ;:' the 2nd may, 1985 vishwanath pratap singh  president's recommendation under article 117 of the con~titution of india[copy' of letter nof~ 1(30) j83-coin, dated the 7th may, 1985 from shl'i vishwanath, pratap singh, minister of finance to the secretary-general lok' sabha] the president, having beea informed of the subject matter of the proposed bill further to amend the coidage act, 1906, 1'e!commends under clause (3) of article 117 of the constitution of india, the "consideration of the above bill by lok sabha  clause 2 of the bill seeks to insert a new sub-section (2) in section 6 of the coinage act, 1906, to the effect that if the central government is of the opinion that it is necessary, in public interest, to do so, it may authorise minting of coins by any person or govemmept of a foreign country &lid import such coins for circulation in the country as legal tender the amendment,itself will not involve expenditure as the imports would be· resorted to only if the demand for coins is not fully met by the government mint!: appropriate budgetary provision, as may be necessary, wowd be made for incurring any expenditure on import of coins   ,                    ' ,                                                          "                                                                                                                                       "                                                                                                                                              "                                                                                                                                                        " ,;i                 , -                                                                          ,  :                                                                                           '-                                                                                                                                                                 ";                                 ,-                                   ~,~                                                    3 a            i ,                       i                                                                                                        ~ t·: 10                                                                                                   ' a  billfurther to amend the coinage act, 1906 (shti vi,h1ahjnath ptatgp singh, ministe, of finance) 