Lok Sabha Question No. 5198 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-27
Subject: Circulation of Fake Currency Notes
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5198

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 27 TH  MARCH, 2018/ CHAITRA 6, 1940 (SAKA)

CIRCULATION OF FAKE CURRENCY NOTES

†5198.

SHRI SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY:

SHRI D.K. SURESH:

SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that counterfeit currency notes are being smuggled from across the border on a large scale;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the quantum of fake currency seized at the borders in denominations of 2000 and 500 by the security forces so far;
- (c)  whether it is true that circulation of fake currency is rampant in the country;
- (d) the total estimated fake currency in circulation in the country;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  received  complaints  of  involvement  of various  militant  outfits  and  other  agencies  in  the  circulation  of  fake currency in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)  the  measures  taken  to  check  circulation  and  smuggling  of  fake currency in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (f):    As  per  the  data  provided  by  National  Crime  Records  Bureau

(NCRB), the quantum of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of Rs.2000 and

Rs.500 seized during the  year 2017 and 2018 (Up to 28.02.2018)  in the bordering states is at Annexure.

Intelligence and security agencies of Centre and States keep a close watch on the elements involved in the circulation of fake currency in the country and take action on any reported violation of law.

## LS.US.Q.NO. 5198 FOR 27.03.2018

The Government has taken various measures to check the smuggling  and  circulation  of  FICN  into  the  country,  which  inter  alia, include:-

- 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) FICN Coordination Centre (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 also 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 surveillance technology, deploying additional manpower for round the  clock  surveillance,  establishing  observation  posts  along  the international  border,  erection  of  border  fencing  and  intensive patrolling is also being done.

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## ANNEXURE

## Lok Sabha US Q. No.5198 for 27.03.2018

## Statement indicating the quantum of Fake Indian Currency Notes of Rs.2000 and Rs.500 seized during the period  01.01.2017 to 28.02.2018* in bordering states

| S.No.   | States            |   No. of Rs.2000 notes seized |   Value (in Rs.) |   No. of Rs.500 notes seized |   Value (In Rs.) |   Value of FICN seized (In Rs.) |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------------|------------------|------------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1.      | Arunachal Pradesh |                             0 |                0 |                            0 |                0 |                               0 |
| 2.      | Assam             |                           203 |           406000 |                          414 |           207000 |                          613000 |
| 3.      | Bihar             |                          1072 |          2144000 |                          877 |           438500 |                         2582500 |
| 4.      | Gujarat           |                          5846 |         11692000 |                        22832 |         11416000 |                        23108000 |
| 5.      | Himachal Pradesh  |                           194 |           388000 |                            0 |                0 |                          388000 |
| 6.      | Jammu & Kashmir   |                           224 |           448000 |                         1336 |           668000 |                         1116000 |
| 7.      | Manipur           |                             2 |             4000 |                            0 |                0 |                            4000 |
| 8.      | Meghalaya         |                             0 |                0 |                            0 |                0 |                               0 |
| 9.      | Mizoram           |                          5827 |         11654000 |                         1475 |           737500 |                        12391500 |
| 10.     | Nagaland          |                             0 |                0 |                            0 |                0 |                               0 |
| 11.     | Punjab            |                          1676 |          3352000 |                         1330 |           665000 |                         4017000 |
| 12.     | Rajasthan         |                           303 |           606000 |                          396 |           198000 |                          804000 |
| 13.     | Sikkim            |                             0 |                0 |                            0 |                0 |                               0 |
| 14.     | Tripura           |                             0 |                0 |                            0 |                0 |                               0 |
| 15.     | Uttar Pradesh     |                          5243 |         10486000 |                         3426 |          1713000 |                        12199000 |
| 16.     | Uttarakhand       |                           122 |           244000 |                          112 |            56000 |                          300000 |
| 17.     | West Bengal       |                          4856 |          9712000 |                         1106 |           553000 |                        10265000 |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL             |                         25568 |         51136000 |                        33304 |         16652000 |                        67788000 |

## Note:

Seized by State/ UT Police (SCRBx) and other agencies and entered online in FICN software.

- *- Figures are provisional as data is entered online by all users on daily basis.
- 0Indicates NIL data/not entered by users