Lok Sabha Question No. 381 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-18
Subject: Fake Currency
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 381.

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  JULY, 2017/ ASHADHA 27, 1939 (SAKA) FAKE CURRENCY

381. SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether fake Indian currency notes have been seized during the current year;
- (b) if so, the quantum of fake currency seized, State-wise; and
- (c) the measures taken to curb such incidents?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) & (b): Yes,  Madam.    As  per  the  data  available  with  NCRB,  Rs.9.34 crores    have  been  seized  by  State  Police  during  the  current  year.    A statement indicating the state-wise, denomination-wise seizure/recovery of FICN  from 01.01.2017 to 30.06.2017 is attached as Annexure.

- (c):       The Government has taken various steps to check the smuggling and circulation of fake Indian currency notes  in the country, which  inter alia, include:-

## L.S.US.Q.NO.381 FOR 18.7.2017

- i) The  Unlawful  Activities  (Prevention)  Act,  1967  criminalises  the production or smuggling or circulation of High Quality Fake Indian paper currency, coin or any other material as a terrorist act.
2. ii) One special FICN Coordination Group (FCORD) has been formed by the  MHA  to  share  intelligence/information  among  the  different security  agencies  of  the  state/centre  to  counter  the  problem  of circulation of fake currency notes in the country.  A Terror Funding and  Fake  Currency  Cell  (TFFC)  has  been  constituted  in  NIA  to investigate terror  funding and fake currency cases.
3. iii) A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between India  and  Bangladesh  to  prevent  and  counter  smuggling  and circulation of fake currency notes.
4. iv) Strengthening  the  security  at  the  international  borders  by  using new  surveillance  technology,  deploying  additional  manpower  for round  the  clock  surveillance,  establishing  observations  posts along  the  international  border,  erection  of  border  fencing  and intensive patrolling.

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NATIONAL CRIME RECORDS BUREAU (MHA) State/UT-wise and Denomination-wise Statement of Counterfeit Currency, No. of FIR & Accused during 01/01/2017 to 30/06/2017* (Status as on 13.07.2017)

Annexed with reply to LSUQ Dy.No. 381

| SNo   | State/UT          | Denomination (in Rs.)   | Denomination (in Rs.)   | Denomination (in Rs.)   | Denomination (in Rs.)   | Denomination (in Rs.)   | Denomination (in Rs.)   | Denomination (in Rs.)   | Denomination (in Rs.)   | Denomination (in Rs.)   |             | Total Notes      |              | Total   | Total   |
|-------|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------|------------------|--------------|---------|---------|
| SNo   | State/UT          | `2000                   | `1000                   | `500                    | `100                    | `50                     | `20                     | `10                     | `5                      | `2                      | `1 (9) (10) | (11)             | Value in Rs. | FIR     | Accused |
| SNo   | State/UT          | (1)                     | (2)                     | (3)                     | (4)                     | (5)                     | (6)                     | (7)                     | (8)                     |                         |             | Sum of (1 to 10) | (12)         | (13)    | (14)    |
| 1     | A &NISLANDS       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 0                | 0            | 0       | 0       |
| 2     | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 114                     | 11                      | 374                     | 208                     | 33                      | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 740              | 448450       | 8       | 11      |
| 3     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 0                | 0            | 0       | 0       |
| 4     | ASSAM             | 149                     | 225                     | 254                     | 1                       | 0                       | 35                      | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 664              | 650800       | 7       | 15      |
| 5     | BIHAR             | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 0                | 0            | 0       | 0       |
| 6     | CHANDIGARH        | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 0                | 0            | 0       | 0       |
| 7     | CHHATTISGARH      | 6                       | 3                       | 10                      | 25                      | 3                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 47               | 22650        | 6       | 0       |
| 8     | D &NHAVELI        | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 0                | 0            | 0       | 0       |
| 9     | DAMAN&DIU         | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 0                | 0            | 0       | 0       |
| 10    | DELHI             | 1263                    | 40363                   | 35512                   | 20615                   | 236                     | 1                       | 8                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 97998            | 62718400     | 34      | 12      |
| 11    | GOA               | 0                       | 0                       | 1                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 1                | 500          | 2       | 6       |
| 12    | GUJARAT           | 3187                    | 6600                    | 4905                    | 1802                    | 71                      | 55                      | 35                      | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 16655            | 15611700     | 30      | 36      |
| 13    | HARYANA           | 12                      | 0                       | 25                      | 12                      | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 49               | 37700        | 5       | 1       |
| 14    | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 194                     | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 194              | 388000       | 3       | 0       |
| 15    | JAMMU &KASHMIR    | 97                      | 0                       | 68                      | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 165              | 228000       | 3       | 0       |
| 16    | JHARKHAND         | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 0                | 0            | 0       | 0       |
| 17    | KARNATAKA         | 1441                    | 309                     | 229                     | 69                      | 8                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 2056             | 3312800      | 20      | 19      |
| 18    | KERALA            | 1                       | 12                      | 8                       | 5                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 26               | 18500        | 1       | 0       |
| 19    | LAKSHADWEEP       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 0                | 0            | 0       | 0       |
| 20    | MADHYA PRADESH    | 293                     | 0                       | 0                       | 1541                    | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 1834             | 740100       | 6       | 9       |
| 21    | MAHARASHTRA       | 8                       | 32                      | 124                     | 88                      | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 252              | 118800       | 15      | 2       |
| 22    | MANIPUR           | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 0                | 0            | 0       | 0       |
| 23    | MEGHALAYA         | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 0                | 0            | 0       | 0       |
| 24    | MIZORAM           | 2746                    | 0                       | 19                      | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 2765             | 5501500      | 8       | 9       |
| 25    | NAGALAND          | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 0                | 0            | 0       | 0       |
| 26    | ODISHA            | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 0                | 0            | 0       | 0       |
| 27    | PUDUCHERRY        | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 0                | 0            | 0       | 0       |
| 28    | PUNJAB            | 60                      | 0                       | 0                       | 500                     | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 560              | 170000       | 4       | 3       |
| 29    | RAJASTHAN         | 2                       | 88                      | 253                     | 11                      | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 354              | 219600       | 9       | 3       |
| 30    | SIKKIM            | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 0                | 0            | 0       | 0       |
| 31    | TAMIL NADU        | 16                      | 1                       | 3                       | 58                      | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 78               | 40300        | 6       | 5       |
| 32    | TELANGANA         | 67                      | 0                       | 66                      | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 133              | 167000       | 6       | 1       |
| 33    | TRIPURA           | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 0                | 0            | 0       | 0       |
| 34    | UTTAR PRADESH     | 0                       | 56                      | 63                      | 1505                    | 0                       | 17                      | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 1641             | 238340       | 29      | 4       |
| 35    | UTTARAKHAND       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 0                | 0            | 0       | 0       |
| 36    | WEST BENGAL       | 1382                    | 0                       | 77                      | 20                      | 500                     | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 1979             | 2829500      | 25      | 9       |
|       | Total:            | 11038                   | 47700                   | 41991                   | 26460                   | 851                     | 108                     | 43                      | 0                       | 0                       | 0           | 128191           | 93462640     | 227     | 145     |