Lok Sabha Question No. 1966 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-14
Subject: Fake Currency
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD, RAKESH SINGH, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, George Baker, CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE, HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, BHARATENDRA SINGH, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1966

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH  MARCH, 2017/ PHALGUNA 23, 1938 (SAKA)

## FAKE CURRENCY

1966.

SHRI D.S. RATHOD:

SHRI RAKESH SINGH:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI GEORGE BAKER:

SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE:

SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

KUNWAR BHARATENDRA:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  smugglers  have  imitated  the security features of the new 2000 currency notes and printed/circulated fake notes and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of cases reported and quantum of fake Indian currency notes seized  after  the  introduction  of  new  currency  notes  by  various  agencies including NIA and BSF along with the number of persons arrested, State-wise;
- (c) whether fake currency notes are being smuggled from the neighbouring countries;
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  investigation  made  to  find  out other sources of the said fake currency notes; and
- (e)  the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  check  circulation  and smuggling of new currency notes in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a ) to (d):  As  per  the  data  given   by   National  Crime   Records   Bureau

## LS.US. Q.NO. 1966 DATED FOR 14.03.2017

(NCRB), the state-wise details of Rs. 2000 denomination FICN recovered and seized, FIRs and the total accused after the introduction of the new currency notes is given in the Annexure. In addition in one case NIA has seized three counterfeit notes of Rs. 2000 denomination and in another case West Bengal Police in coordination with NIA has seized FICN having face value of Rs. 3.9 lakhs of Rs. 2000 denomination. Also, with regard to new currency notes of Rs. 2000 denomination, BSF has seized such notes of Rs. 2.96 lakh face value in two cases.

As per the report of the agencies, there have been instances where it has  been  found  that  the  fake  currency  has  been  smuggled  from  the neighbouring countries. Whether  the FICN  is of low quality, such  as scanned/photocopies  of  genuine  notes,  or  whether  security  features  have been compromised is determined by investigation.

- (e)        The  Government has taken various measures to check the smuggling and  circulation  of  fake  Indian  currency  notes  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.

## LS.US. Q.NO. 1966 DATED FOR 14.03.2017

(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.

(iii) A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between India and Bangladesh to prevent and counter smuggling of fake currency notes.

(iv) Strengthening  the  security  at  the  international  borders  by  using  new surveillance technologies, deploying additional manpower for round the clock surveillance,  establishing  observation  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 (Recovered & Seized)

## Periodical Report from : 09/11/2016 to 07/03/2017*

Annexed with reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1966 for answer on 14.03.2017

| SNo                                                                                                                                         | State/UT                                                                                                                                    | Denomination 2000                                                                                                                           | Denomination 2000                                                                                                                           | No. of Notes                                                                                                                                | No. of Notes                                                         | Total Notes                                                          | Value in Rs.                                                         | Value in Rs.                                                         | Total Value (Rs.)                                                    | FIR                                                                  | Total Accused                                                        |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SNo                                                                                                                                         | State/UT                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                             | (R)                                                                                                                                         | (R+S)                                                                |                                                                      | (R)                                                                  | (S)                                                                  | (R+S)                                                                |                                                                      |                                                                      |
| 1                                                                                                                                           | A & N ISLANDS                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                           | @                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | @                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                                                                           | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                                              | 3                                                                                                                                           | 3                                                                                                                                           | 3                                                                                                                                           | 3                                                                    | 6                                                                    | 6000                                                                 | 6000                                                                 | 12000                                                                | 3                                                                    | 5                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                                                           | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                             | 3                                                                                                                                           | &                                                                                                                                           | 3                                                                    | 3                                                                    | &                                                                    | 6000                                                                 | 6000                                                                 | 1                                                                    | 1                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                                                                           | ASSAM                                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 2                                                                    | 4000                                                                 | 0                                                                    | 4000                                                                 | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                                                                           | BIHAR                                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 1                                                                    | 2000                                                                 | 0                                                                    | 2000                                                                 | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                                                                           | CHANDIGARH                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                                                                           | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                             | 6                                                                                                                                           | ~                                                                                                                                           | 6                                                                    | 6                                                                    | ~                                                                    | 12000                                                                | 12000                                                                | 1                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                                                                           | D & N HAVELI                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                           | $                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | $                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                                                                           | DAMAN & DIU                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                           | $                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | $                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| 10                                                                                                                                          | DELHI                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                           | 1261                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                           | 1261                                                                 | 1261                                                                 | 0                                                                    | 2522000                                                              | 2522000                                                              | 2                                                                    | 6                                                                    |
| 11                                                                                                                                          | GOA                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                           | ~                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | ~                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                                                                          | GUJARAT                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                           | 1321                                                                                                                                        | 2                                                                                                                                           | 1321                                                                 | 1323                                                                 | 4000                                                                 | 2642000                                                              | 2646000                                                              | 3                                                                    | 12                                                                   |
| 13                                                                                                                                          | HARYANA                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                             | 12                                                                                                                                          | #                                                                                                                                           | 12                                                                   | 12                                                                   | #                                                                    | 24000                                                                | 24000                                                                | 3                                                                    | 2                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                                                                          | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                           | #                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | #                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                                                                          | JAMMU & KASHMIR                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                                                           | 2                                                                    | 4                                                                    | 4000                                                                 | 4000                                                                 | 8000                                                                 | 1                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| 16                                                                                                                                          | JHARKHAND                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                           | }                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | }                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                                                                          | KARNATAKA                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                           | 266                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                           | 266                                                                  | 266                                                                  | 0                                                                    | 532000                                                               | 532000                                                               | 6                                                                    | 7                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                                                                          | KERALA                                                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                                                           | 2                                                                    | 4                                                                    | 4000                                                                 | 4000                                                                 | 8000                                                                 | 2                                                                    | 3                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                                                                          | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                           | {                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | {                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                                                                          | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                           | 8                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                           | 8                                                                    | 8                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 16000                                                                | 16000                                                                | 5                                                                    | 9                                                                    |
| 21                                                                                                                                          | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                    | 2                                                                    | 2000                                                                 | 2000                                                                 | 4000                                                                 | 1                                                                    | 1                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                                                                          | MANIPUR                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                                           | &                                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                    | 1                                                                    | &                                                                    | 2000                                                                 | 2000                                                                 | 1                                                                    | 1                                                                    |
| 23                                                                                                                                          | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                           | &                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | &                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| 24                                                                                                                                          | MIZORAM                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                                           | &                                                                                                                                           | 2                                                                    | 2                                                                    | &                                                                    | 4000                                                                 | 4000                                                                 | 1                                                                    | 1                                                                    |
| 25                                                                                                                                          | NAGALAND                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                           | &                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | &                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| 26                                                                                                                                          | ORISSA                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| 27                                                                                                                                          | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                           | ^                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | ^                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| 28                                                                                                                                          | PUNJAB                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                             | 220                                                                                                                                         | #                                                                                                                                           | 220                                                                  | 220                                                                  | #                                                                    | 440000                                                               | 440000                                                               | 1                                                                    | 1                                                                    |
| 29                                                                                                                                          | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                           | 6                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                           | 6                                                                    | 6                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 12000                                                                | 12000                                                                | 3                                                                    | 3                                                                    |
| 30                                                                                                                                          | SIKKIM                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                           | @                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | @                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| 31                                                                                                                                          | TAMIL NADU                                                                                                                                  | 38                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                           | 38                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                    | 38                                                                   | 76000                                                                | 0                                                                    | 76000                                                                | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| 32                                                                                                                                          | TELANGANA                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                             | 181                                                                                                                                         | [                                                                                                                                           | 181                                                                  | 181                                                                  | [                                                                    | 362000                                                               | 362000                                                               | 5                                                                    | 12                                                                   |
| 33                                                                                                                                          | TRIPURA                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                           | &                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | &                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| 34                                                                                                                                          | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| 35                                                                                                                                          | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                           | %                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | %                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| 36                                                                                                                                          | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
|                                                                                                                                             | Total:                                                                                                                                      | 51                                                                                                                                          | 3295                                                                                                                                        | 51                                                                                                                                          | 3295                                                                 | 3346                                                                 | 102000                                                               | 6590000                                                              | 6692000                                                              | 39                                                                   | 64                                                                   |
| Note: R-Recovered by RBI/Banks @- Data                                                                                                      | Note: R-Recovered by RBI/Banks @- Data                                                                                                      | sent by RBI Kolkata includes West Bengal, A&N Islands, Sikkim                                                                               | sent by RBI Kolkata includes West Bengal, A&N Islands, Sikkim                                                                               | sent by RBI Kolkata includes West Bengal, A&N Islands, Sikkim                                                                               |                                                                      | } - Data sent by RBI Patna includes Bihar, Jharkhand                 | } - Data sent by RBI Patna includes Bihar, Jharkhand                 | } - Data sent by RBI Patna includes Bihar, Jharkhand                 | } - Data sent by RBI Patna includes Bihar, Jharkhand                 | } - Data sent by RBI Patna includes Bihar, Jharkhand                 | } - Data sent by RBI Patna includes Bihar, Jharkhand                 |
| S:Seized by Police (SCRBx) ~ - Data sent by RBI Nagpur/Navi Mumbai includes Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Goa                                  | S:Seized by Police (SCRBx) ~ - Data sent by RBI Nagpur/Navi Mumbai includes Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Goa                                  | S:Seized by Police (SCRBx) ~ - Data sent by RBI Nagpur/Navi Mumbai includes Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Goa                                  | S:Seized by Police (SCRBx) ~ - Data sent by RBI Nagpur/Navi Mumbai includes Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Goa                                  | S:Seized by Police (SCRBx) ~ - Data sent by RBI Nagpur/Navi Mumbai includes Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Goa                                  | { - Data sent by RBI Thiruvananthapuram includes Kerala, Lakshadweep | { - Data sent by RBI Thiruvananthapuram includes Kerala, Lakshadweep | { - Data sent by RBI Thiruvananthapuram includes Kerala, Lakshadweep | { - Data sent by RBI Thiruvananthapuram includes Kerala, Lakshadweep | { - Data sent by RBI Thiruvananthapuram includes Kerala, Lakshadweep | { - Data sent by RBI Thiruvananthapuram includes Kerala, Lakshadweep | { - Data sent by RBI Thiruvananthapuram includes Kerala, Lakshadweep |
| Others incl. Denomination 20,10,5,2,1 $ - Data sent by RBI Ahmedabad includes Gujarat, D&N Haveli, Daman & Diu                              | Others incl. Denomination 20,10,5,2,1 $ - Data sent by RBI Ahmedabad includes Gujarat, D&N Haveli, Daman & Diu                              | Others incl. Denomination 20,10,5,2,1 $ - Data sent by RBI Ahmedabad includes Gujarat, D&N Haveli, Daman & Diu                              | Others incl. Denomination 20,10,5,2,1 $ - Data sent by RBI Ahmedabad includes Gujarat, D&N Haveli, Daman & Diu                              | Others incl. Denomination 20,10,5,2,1 $ - Data sent by RBI Ahmedabad includes Gujarat, D&N Haveli, Daman & Diu                              | ^ - Data sent by RBI Chennai includes Tamil Nadu, Puducherry         | ^ - Data sent by RBI Chennai includes Tamil Nadu, Puducherry         | ^ - Data sent by RBI Chennai includes Tamil Nadu, Puducherry         | ^ - Data sent by RBI Chennai includes Tamil Nadu, Puducherry         | ^ - Data sent by RBI Chennai includes Tamil Nadu, Puducherry         | ^ - Data sent by RBI Chennai includes Tamil Nadu, Puducherry         | ^ - Data sent by RBI Chennai includes Tamil Nadu, Puducherry         |
| * - Figures are provisional #- Data sent by RBI Chandigarh includes Chandigarh,Haryana,Himachal Pradesh,Punjab                              | * - Figures are provisional #- Data sent by RBI Chandigarh includes Chandigarh,Haryana,Himachal Pradesh,Punjab                              | * - Figures are provisional #- Data sent by RBI Chandigarh includes Chandigarh,Haryana,Himachal Pradesh,Punjab                              | * - Figures are provisional #- Data sent by RBI Chandigarh includes Chandigarh,Haryana,Himachal Pradesh,Punjab                              | * - Figures are provisional #- Data sent by RBI Chandigarh includes Chandigarh,Haryana,Himachal Pradesh,Punjab                              | %- Data sent by RBI Kanpur includes Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand       | %- Data sent by RBI Kanpur includes Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand       | %- Data sent by RBI Kanpur includes Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand       | %- Data sent by RBI Kanpur includes Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand       | %- Data sent by RBI Kanpur includes Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand       | %- Data sent by RBI Kanpur includes Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand       | %- Data sent by RBI Kanpur includes Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand       |
| 0 - indicates Nil data or Data not &- Data sent by RBI Guwahati includes Assam,Arunachal Pradesh,Manipur,Meghalaya,Mizoram,Nagaland,Tripura | 0 - indicates Nil data or Data not &- Data sent by RBI Guwahati includes Assam,Arunachal Pradesh,Manipur,Meghalaya,Mizoram,Nagaland,Tripura | 0 - indicates Nil data or Data not &- Data sent by RBI Guwahati includes Assam,Arunachal Pradesh,Manipur,Meghalaya,Mizoram,Nagaland,Tripura | 0 - indicates Nil data or Data not &- Data sent by RBI Guwahati includes Assam,Arunachal Pradesh,Manipur,Meghalaya,Mizoram,Nagaland,Tripura | 0 - indicates Nil data or Data not &- Data sent by RBI Guwahati includes Assam,Arunachal Pradesh,Manipur,Meghalaya,Mizoram,Nagaland,Tripura | [ - Data Sent by RBI Hyderabad includes AP,                          | Telangana                                                            | Telangana                                                            | Telangana                                                            | Telangana                                                            | Telangana                                                            | Telangana                                                            |

## Annexure