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India
 

 

Country overview

 

 

Republic of India
Capital New Delhi
Population (millions) 1,166.1
Area (sq km) 3,287,263
GDP per capita (USD PPP) 2,900

 

 

Polymer overview

 

 

Country ranking Issue expected All varieties 0
Year of the first polymer issue Issue expected Proof 0
Number of polymer issues Issue expected Specimen 0
Current status Paper Regular 0
New polymer issues expected? Yes Replacement 0

 

 

General information

 

 

 

India is expected to issue a 10 Rupee polymer bank note in 2011 or 2012.
 

 

 

 

Reserve Bank of India
 

 

 

 

Newspaper article: RBI urged to switchover from paper to plastic currency notes (2000)

Newspaper article: Money matters—life in plastic, it's fantastic (2001)

Newspaper article: Plastic Rs500 notes coming soon (2002)

Newspaper article: Govt to mint plastic notes to check swindle (2002)

Press release: No plan to introduce polymer/plastic notes: RBI (2002)

Newspaper article: Polymer notes not now: RBI (2002)

Speech: Australia & India: Doing business together (2003)

Newspaper article: RBI wants polymer notes, FinMin doesn't (2003)

Newspaper article: The RBI's clean sweep (2003)

Newspaper article: Govt plans to try out real plastic money (2007)

Newspaper article: Polymer experiment for currency (2007)

Newspaper article: Reserve Bank plans to introduce polymer notes (2009)

RBI: Suppy of 1 billion pieces of Indian Rupees 10/- denomination polymer bank notes—notice inviting expression of interest (2009)

Newspaper article: India making move to polymer (2010)

Newspaper article: Rs 10 plastic notes to be introduced on trial basis: Govt (2011)