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Claim: RBI issued new guidelines to banks to treat scribbled notes as invalid (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-01-10)
Evidence (2022-07-02): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday revised the existing guidelines for authentication and sorting the new series of banknotes and issued guidelines directing banks to test their banknote sorting machines on a quarterly basis. [...] The unfit Bank Notes like soiled notes, limpness, dog-ears, notes with tears, holes, stains, Graffiti, crumples/folds, decoluration, repair, mutilated, imperfect, mismatched notes and built-up notes have been phased out by the Reserve Bank of India from time to time. As per the direction of the RBI, the sorting machines used by banks shall sort all the phased-out notes as unfit, irrespective of their physical condition. [...] According to the RBI guidelines, soiling refers to the general distribution of dirt across the entire note or in some patterns. It is a measure of the loss of reflectivity from the unprinted areas due to dirt, ageing (yellowing), wear and extraneous markings and includes decolouration due to ageing, excessive folding and other wearing. While evaluating for soiling, both the obverse and the reverse of the note shall be checked and notes exceeding the soiling level specified by RBI shall be sorted out as unfit.
Claim: RBI issued new guidelines to banks to treat scribbled notes as invalid (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-01-10)
Evidence (2013-12-28): CHANDIGARH: While social media is abuzz with warnings about banks not accepting soiled or scribbled currency notes from January 1, customers have nothing to worry about as the said Reserve Bank of India (RBI) circular concerns only banks. You can still submit and exchange soiled or scribbled notes at the bank branch. The circular, which dates back to August 14, 2013, was issued in pursuance of the central bank's "clean note policy" that aims to dissuade banks from stapling of fresh note packets or writing and scribbling on the currency. [...] The clean note policy "It has been noticed that at certain bank branches, the practice of writing/scribbling on the banknotes continues. Under the present system of mechanized processing of banknotes, inscription or scribbling would render it to be classified as unfit for reissue. Accordingly, such banknotes get treated as soiled banknotes and cannot be recirculated."
Claim: RBI issued new guidelines to banks to treat scribbled notes as invalid (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-01-10)
Evidence (2020-07-01): Please refer to the Master Circular DCM (FNVD) G-1/16.01.05/2019-20 dated July 1, 2019 consolidating the instructions issued till July 1, 2019, relating to Detection and Impounding of Counterfeit Notes. The Master Circular has since been updated by incorporating the instructions issued till date and has been placed on the RBI website www.rbi.org.in. [...] The banks should re-align their cash management in such a manner so as to ensure that cash receipts in the denominations of ₹100 and above are not put into re-circulation without the notes being machine processed for authenticity. The said instructions shall be applicable to all bank branches, irrespective of the volume of daily cash receipt. Any non-compliance will be construed as violation of the Directive No.3158/09.39.00 (Policy)/2009-10 dated November 19, 2009 issued by the Reserve Bank. [...] Dissemination of instructions issued by the Reserve Bank on Counterfeit Notes to bank’s branches. Monitoring the implementation of these instructions. Compilation of data on detection of Counterfeit Notes, and its submission to Reserve Bank, FIU-IND and National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) as per extant instructions. Follow-up of cases of Counterfeit Notes, with police authorities / designated nodal officer.
Claim: RBI issued new guidelines to banks to treat scribbled notes as invalid (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-01-10)
Evidence (2023-04-03): The Reserve Bank of India has, from time to time, issued several guidelines/ instructions/ directives to the banks on counterfeit notes. [...] 6. Examination of the Banknotes before Issuing over Counters, Feeding ATMs and Remitting to Issue Offices of the Reserve Bank of India 6.1 The banks shall re-align their cash management in such a manner so as to ensure that banknotes in the denominations of ₹100 and above are not put into re-circulation without the notes being machine processed for authenticity. The said instructions shall be applicable to all bank branches, irrespective of the volume of daily cash receipt. Any non-compliance will be construed as violation of the Directive No.3158/09.39.00 (Policy)/2009-10 dated November 19, 2009 issued by the Reserve Bank of India. [...] Dissemination of instructions issued by the Reserve Bank of India on Counterfeit Notes to bank’s branches, monitoring the implementation of these instructions, compilation of data on detection of Counterfeit Notes, and its submission to Reserve Bank of India, Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND) and National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) as per extant instructions and follow-up of cases of Counterfeit Notes with police authorities / designated nodal officer.
Claim: RBI issued new guidelines to banks to treat scribbled notes as invalid (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-01-10)
Evidence (2022-04-01): (b) Mutilated / defective notes bearing 'PAY'/'PAID' (or 'REJECT') stamp of any RBI Issue Office or any bank branch, if presented for payment again at any of the bank branches shall be rejected under Rule 6(2) of NRR, 2009 and the tenderer shall be advised that the value of such note/s cannot be paid since the same has already been paid as is evident from the PAY/ PAID stamps affixed on it/ them. All bank branches have instructions not to issue notes bearing PAY/ PAID stamps to the public even through oversight. The branches shall caution their customers not to accept such notes from any bank or anybody else. [...] (a) Notes with slogans, political or religious messages, scribbling, stain (including colour stain) etc. are unfit for usage and circulation and go against Clean Note Policy of RBI. [...] (d) All Bank notes with scribbling / stain (including colour stain) on them continue to be legal tender. Such notes can be deposited or exchanged in any bank branch.
Claim: RBI issued new guidelines to banks to treat scribbled notes as invalid (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-01-10)
Evidence (2024-04-01): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, from time to time, issued several guidelines / instructions / directives to the banks on Counterfeit Notes. [...] 6. Examination of the Banknotes before Issuing over Counters, Feeding ATMs and Remitting to Issue Offices of RBI 6.1 The banks shall re-align their cash management in such a manner so as to ensure that banknotes in the denominations of ₹100 and above are not put into re-circulation without the notes being machine processed for authenticity. The said instructions shall be applicable to all bank branches, irrespective of the volume of daily cash receipt. Any non-compliance will be construed as violation of the Directive No.3158/09.39.00 (Policy)/2009-10 dated November 19, 2009 issued by RBI. [...] Dissemination of instructions issued by RBI on Counterfeit Notes to bank’s branches / Currency Chests (CCs), monitoring the implementation of these instructions, compilation of data on detection of Counterfeit Notes, and its submission to RBI, Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND) and National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) as per extant instructions and follow-up of cases of Counterfeit Notes with police authorities / designated nodal officer.
Claim: RBI issued new guidelines to banks to treat scribbled notes as invalid (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-01-10)
Evidence (2023-01-09): Does scribbling on bank note make it invalid? Government's fact-check The government urged people to not scribble on currency notes as reduces their life. [...] The RBI’s Clean Note Policy is aimed to give people good quality currency notes and coins (Representational image)
Claim: RBI issued new guidelines to banks to treat scribbled notes as invalid (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-01-10)
Evidence (2023-01-09): The Union government on Sunday clarified that scribbling on a bank note does not mean it is no longer legal tender. The clarification came in response to a viral message which stated that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released new guidelines, under which writing on a note renders it invalid. [...] "Does writing on the bank note make it invalid? NO, Bank notes with scribbling are not invalid & continue to be legal tender. Under the Clean Note Policy, people are requested not to write on the currency notes as its defaces them and reduces their life," tweeted the fact-checking handle of the Press Information Bureau (PIB), a nodal agency of the Government of India. In India, however, scribbling on notes is a very common practice and, at times, causes an internet phenomenon.
Claim: RBI issued new guidelines to banks to treat scribbled notes as invalid (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-01-10)
Evidence (2023-01-09): PIB Fact Check, a fact-checking unit of the Press Information Bureau, has recently alerted people against fake messages regarding bank notes with scribbling. A message circulating on social media claims that as per the new RBI guidelines, writing anything on bank notes makes them invalid. But PIB has asked citizens not to forward such misleading messages. It further said that these banknotes continue to be legal tender. [...] "Ever since 1999, when the governor announced the Clean Note Policy, several steps were taken to augment the supply of currency notes and coins. The public members were urged not to write on the currency notes, and banks were instructed to provide unrestricted facilities for the exchange of soiled and mutilated notes. As per the Reserve Bank instructions, currency chest branches of the banks must offer, even to non-customers, good quality notes and coins in exchange for soiled and mutilated notes," RBI mentioned in its policy. [...] Does writing anything on the bank note make it invalid❓#PIBFactCheck ✔️ NO, Bank notes with scribbling are not invalid & continue to be legal tender ✔️Under the Clean Note Policy, people are requested not to write on the currency notes as it defaces them & reduces their life pic.twitter.com/V8Lwk9TN8C — PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) January 8, 2023
Claim: RBI issued new guidelines to banks to treat scribbled notes as invalid (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-01-10)
Evidence (2023-01-12): Will scribbling on bank notes make them invalid? Here's what RBI says [...] The viral message reads, "As per new guidelines of Reserve Bank of India, writing anything on new notes makes the note invalid and it no more be a legal tender. Just like US dollars. You write anything on US dollars it is not accepted by any one." [...] It is evident that the Reserve Bank of India did not pass any new guidelines to make invalid or illegal, scribbled notes.
Claim: RBI issued new guidelines to banks to treat scribbled notes as invalid (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-01-10)
Evidence (2017-04-29): Banks Cannot Refuse To Accept Scribbled Bank Notes: RBI [Read Notification] [...] Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has clarified by its notification dated 25th April 2017 that the bank branches cannot refuse to accept scribbled/coloured/faded bank notes.Lately, RBI has received complaints from the general public that bank branches are refusing to take scribbled bank notes or whose colour has faded, particularly the ones in the denomination of INR 500 and INR 2000.Earlier RBI... [...] Thereby, through this notification, RBI has elucidated that bank branches are liable to accept bank notes even though it is scribbled/ coloured/ faded. Such notes are to be treated as soiled notes. In case, bank branches fail to accept such notes then it may invite punitive action.
Claim: RBI issued new guidelines to banks to treat scribbled notes as invalid (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-01-10)
Evidence (2023-01-13): Fact: RBI did not issue any such new guidelines stating scribbled bank notes as invalid. RBI on their website clearly stated that all bank notes with writings or colour stains on them will continue to be legal tender, provided they are decipherable. Lately, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) through a tweet clarified the same saying that bank notes with scribblings on them will still continue to be legal tender. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE. When searched to check whether RBI has issued any such news guidelines announcing scribbled notes as invalid, we could not find any such new guidelines on the RBI website. RBI in their ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ section mentioned about the scribbled notes and said, "All Bank notes including Mahatma Gandhi (New) series notes with writing or colour stains on them continue to be legal tender, provided they are decipherable. Such notes can be deposited or exchanged in any bank branch." [...] On 08 January 2023, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) tweeted clarifying that RBI had not issued any new guidelines announcing scribbled notes as invalid. The RBI has on multiple occasions issued clarifications on these rumours of banks not accepting currency notes with anything written on them, and confirmed these rumours as fake.
Claim: RBI issued new guidelines to banks to treat scribbled notes as invalid (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-01-10)
Evidence (2023-01-10): Recently, the Union government issued a clarification about scribbling on bank notes after a viral image stated that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released new guidelines, under which writing on a note renders it invalid. The circulated message read: "As per New Guidelines of Reserve Bank of India, Writing anything on new notes makes the note invalid & it will no more be a legal tender." [...] "NO, Bank notes with scribbling are not invalid & continue to be legal tender. Under the Clean Note Policy, people are requested not to write on the currency notes as it defaces them & reduces their life," the PIB tweeted, with a graphic of the fake message that was circulated online.
Claim: RBI issued new guidelines to banks to treat scribbled notes as invalid (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-01-10)
Evidence (2016-11-16): Last year in December, a message started circling the social media which said the RBI will no longer let any bank accept currency note that comes with writings on them. The claim was that the government is losing some Rs 2,638 crore each year because of scribbled notes. [...] As it turned out, it was, like most declarations on social media, a false alert. The RBI soon confirmed this on its website that no such step has been taken by the government. Though scribbling on notes is discouraged, the RBI said scribbled notes in the market are still legal for transaction. [...] Nonetheless, banks are note allowed to turn away scribbled banknotes.
Claim: RBI issued new guidelines to banks to treat scribbled notes as invalid (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-01-10)
Evidence (2022-03-17): - Recent press reports suggests RBI has also – issued Show Cause Notices to Several banks that have violated RBI guidelines on the sale of exotic derivative products. Give the list of banks to which show-cause notices were issued along with the copy of the notice issued to banks.
Claim: RBI issued new guidelines to banks to treat scribbled notes as invalid (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-01-10)
Evidence (2024-05-17): All branches of commercial banks are authorised to adjudicate mutilated banknotes (which are legal tender) and pay value for these, in terms of the Reserve Bank of India (Note Refund) Amendment Rules, 2018. [...] Guidelines for the exchange of mutilated/torn notes are available in our Master Circular on "Facility for Exchange of Notes & Coins" DCM(NE) No.G-2/08.07.18/2019-20 dated July 01, 2019 which is available on our website www.rbi.org.in under Notifications>Master Circulars>Issuer of Currency. Mutilated notes can be exchanged at all bank branches in terms of RBI (Note Refund) Amendment Rules, 2018. [...] 11. Are coloured/stained notes or scribbled notes legal tender?
Claim: RBI issued new guidelines to banks to treat scribbled notes as invalid (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-01-10)
Evidence (2023-01-23): These days a post is going viral on the social media claiming that as per RBI’s new guidelines, writings on currency notes will make the note invalid and it will not be considered a legal tender. Users are sharing it on social media thinking it to be true. [...] At first we checked the website of RBI and so far website has not carried any notice regarding such guidelines. We discovered information published on the RBI website after searching a little deeper. It is clearly written in it that "All Bank notes with scribbling / stain (including colour stain) on them continue to be legal tender. Such notes can be deposited or exchanged in any bank branch". [...] The Government, through Press Bureau of India (PIB) Fact Check unit, on 8 January clarified that bank notes with scribbling are not invalid and continue to be legal tender. However, it added that writing on currency notes is not recommended as it "defaces them and reduces their life".
Claim: RBI issued new guidelines to banks to treat scribbled notes as invalid (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-01-10)
Evidence (2019-03-30): It is not unusual to see colour-stained notes after Holi. Not just colour, you may have come across scribbled notes, notes with dirt settled on them, limpness, corner folds, tears, holes, stains, graffiti, crumples, de-colouration, folds and repair. There are talks of such notes being invalid for legal tender. Many believe in such rumours and do not use the note or exchange it for a lower value currency. At times, bank officials too, refuse to accept such notes, validating the rumour. However, as per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), if a note is genuine and its features are not fully obliterated, banks have to accept such notes. As part of the clean note policy, the apex bank has asked all other banks to not staple bank notes, to tender soiled notes to the RBI in unstapled condition, to use bands instead of staple pins, to issue only clean notes, to open select currency chest branches on Sundays to provide exchange facility to public all over the country, to provide unrestricted facility for exchange of soiled and mutilated notes to the public. However, citizens must not tamper with a note owing to RBI’S assurance. The RBI said it will not accept certain scribbling on the note, for instance, all bank notes with religious or political slogans are banned.
Claim: RBI issued new guidelines to banks to treat scribbled notes as invalid (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-01-10)
Evidence (2023-02-25): You must have come across Indian rupee notes with something written over it. But does it mean that writing anything makes a currency note invalid? Recently, several messages were being circulated over the internet claiming that a currency note will be rendered invalid if something is written over it. [...] "NO, Bank notes with scribbling are not invalid & continue to be legal tender. Under the Clean Note Policy, people are requested not to write on the currency notes as it defaces them & reduces their life", the PIB's Fact check handle tweeted. [...] In 2016, the RBI on its website had denied messages being circulated claiming that the currency notes being scribbled would be declared invalid. "The Reserve Bank has reiterated that all currency notes issued by it are legal tender and banks and members can freely and without fear accept them in exchange for goods and services", the central bank had said.
Claim: RBI issued new guidelines to banks to treat scribbled notes as invalid (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-01-10)
Evidence (2023-01-09): Does writing anything on a bank note make it invalid? The Government, through Press Bureau of India (PIB) Fact Check unit, on Sunday clarified that bank notes with scribbling are not invalid and continue to be legal tender. However, it added that writing on currency notes is not recommended as it "defaces them and reduces their life". The clarification came in response to a viral message which stated that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released new guidelines, under which writing anything on new notes make it invalid and it will no more be a legal tender. "NO, Bank notes with scribbling are not invalid and continue to be legal tender," PIB Fact Check said in a tweet. "Under the Clean Note Policy, people are requested not to write on the currency notes as it defaces them and reduces their life," it added.
Claim: RBI issued new guidelines to banks to treat scribbled notes as invalid (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-01-10)
Evidence (2018-03-18): As a result of the above instructions of the Reserve Bank of India/RBI to the heads of the banks in India, and the subsequent passing of the message by the managements of the banks to their branches advising their staff handling cash not to write/scribble on the currency notes, and perhaps by further passing by of the message by the bank staff to their customers and the public tendering cash for depositing with them, a ‘rumour’ has been spread that the currency notes with writings/scribbling on them will be invalid w.e.f.1st January 2014. [...] The Reserve Bank of India has clarified that no instructions had been issued on non-acceptance or invalidation of scribbled currency notes, and confirmed that instructions had been given by RBI to the banks/bank-staff not to write/scribble on the currency notes. [...] It is the opinion of the public and experts that, unless and until the Reserve Bank of India announces and warns the public that the currency notes with scribblings and writings should be exchanged at/deposited into banks, within a stipulated time limit and if necessary such notes would be declared as invalid, their instructions to the bank staff not to write/scribble on the notes would result in such a situation only.
Claim: It is not mandatory for a woman to submit her marriage certificate or divorce decree while applying for passport (Narendra Modi, 2017-04-13)
Evidence (2017-04-13): The provision for retaining the maiden name in passport always existed. While the PM was referring to the rule about single parents, the media understood it as the maiden name.
Claim: It is not mandatory for a woman to submit her marriage certificate or divorce decree while applying for passport (Narendra Modi, 2017-04-13)
Evidence (2024-02-23): - any certificate of marital status from your current country of residence If you live in Denmark, you do not need to enclose documentation of your marital status. [...] - if you have been married previously, you must enclose documentation confirming that the marriage has ceased through divorce, death or revocatory action: 1) photograph or copy of a divorce decree, 2) photograph or copy of a death certificate, 3) or photograph or copy of the revocatory action judgement. [...] If the marriage has been annulled in Denmark, you will not normally have to enclose documentation verifying that the marriage has ceased.
Claim: It is not mandatory for a woman to submit her marriage certificate or divorce decree while applying for passport (Narendra Modi, 2017-04-13)
Evidence (2019-01-01): 3. Documents submitted by personal attendance will be legalised immediately or alternatively returned by physical mail or courier. [...] If you are not registered for Digital Post, you must contact the church office or the registry's office to have a marriage certificate issued, which is stamped and signed with a physical/wet signature. A scan or copy of the signature is not accepted. In this case, please follow point 3 in the above instructions.