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The central bank has floated a global Expression of Interest (EoI) for the supply of polymer substrate sheets embedded with security features for printing polymer currency.

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Who
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
What
The central bank has floated a global Expression of Interest (EoI) for the supply of polymer substrate sheets embedded with security features for printing polymer currency.
When
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:50:28 GMT · 2h 12m ago
Where
India ·
Why
To replace soiled rupee notes with polymer currency.
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The Reserve Bank of India is exploring the introduction of polymer currency, which could lead to the phasing out of traditional paper currency notes. This move aims to improve the durability and security of currency in circulation.

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