Organize Currency Release For Free

The RBI Offices, where Issue Department is functioning, offer the facility to members of the public to exchange their notes including soiled and mutilated notes and coins including uncurrent or worn out coins. The Bank is committed to provide exchange facility free of cost at its counters during business hours.

The RBI follows the minimum reserve system, wherein it has to maintain a minimum quantity of gold bullion as reserves to issue currency.

The Reserve Bank of India establishes a ceiling for various categories. This type of rationing is utilised when credit flow needs to be monitored, especially for speculative operations. The Reserve Bank of India can also impose a minimum ?capital: total assets? ratio (the ratio of capital to total assets).

Storing Paper Money High humidity, air pollution, salt air, and temperature extremes can sometimes interfere with the storage of paper money. It is best to store notes flat in protective holders or albums, and to keep them in an area of relatively uniform temperature and humidity, out of direct sunlight.

The Department of Currency Management has the responsibility of administering the functions of currency management, a core function of the Reserve Bank in terms of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. Currency management essentially relates to issue of notes and coins and retrieval of unfit notes from circulation.

High humidity, air pollution, salt air, and temperature extremes can sometimes interfere with the storage of paper money. It is best to store notes flat in protective holders or albums, and to keep them in an area of relatively uniform temperature and humidity, out of direct sunlight.

When a country introduces a new currency, normally only one institution--generally the central bank--is given authority to issue of the currency. This, in effect, gives the central bank the power to set either the quantity or the price of the currency.