MASTER DIRECTION ON COUNTERFEIT NOTES, 2025 - DETECTION, REPORTING AND MONITORINGPARA NO.PARTICULARS12345678910111213ANNEXANNEX IANNEX IIANNEX IIIANNEX IVANNEX VANNEX VIANNEX VIIANNEX VIIIANNEX IXANNEX XCPMPENALTYSERIAL NUMBER OF THE NOTE DEEMED AS COUNTERFEITDENOMINATIONPARAMETERS ON WHICH THE NOTE IS DEEMED AS COUNTERFEITDATE OF DETECTIONNAME OF BRANCH / CURRENCY CHESTDETAILS OF TENDERERDENOMINATIONS / PIECES / SERIAL NUMBERSSECURITY FEATURES BREACHEDUNIQUE REFERENCE NUMBER (URN) GENERATED BY THE NCRB PORTALDENOMINATION / NUMBER OF PIECESSERIAL NUMBER OF COUNTERFEIT NOTENOTIONAL VALUEDETAILS OF TENDERERNAME & ADDRESS OF THE BRANCH / CURRENCY CHEST WHERE DETECTION TOOK PLACEBANK'S ENTRY NO.UNIQUE REFERENCE NUMBER (URN) GENERATED IN THE NCRB PORTALSR. NO.PARTICULARSDETAILS1.METROURBANSEMI URBANRURALTOTAL2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.MONTHDATE OF SUBMISSION10.MONTHDATE OF SUBMISSION11.MONTHDATE OF SUBMISSION12.13.CASES PENDING WITH POLICE AUTHORITIES AT BEGINNING OF FYCASES SENT TO POLICE AUTHORITIES DURING THE FYCASES RECEIVED FROM POLICE AUTHORITIES DURING THE FYCASES PENDING WITH POLICE AUTHORITIES AT THE END OF THE FY14.15.NAME OF CCDATE OF SURPRISE CHECKFINDINGS IN BRIEF16.17.NAME OF THE BANKADDRESS OF FNVC (WITH PIN CODE)NAME AND DESIGNATION OF OFFICER-IN-CHARGETELEPHONE NUMBER WITH CODEMOBILE NUMBEREMAIL ADDRESS OF THE FNVCDENOMINATION₹5₹10₹20₹50₹100₹200₹500₹2000DENOMINATION₹5₹10₹20₹50₹100₹200₹500₹2000YEARSIZEWATERMARKFRONTBACKSNCIRCULAR REF. NO.DATESUBJECTPARA OF MASTER DIRECTION118-DEC-03PARA 628-APR-04PARA 436-JUL-04PARA 447-DEC-05PARA 6 & 8528-MAR-06PARA 6 & 861-JUN-07PARA 6719-NOV-09PARA 6819-NOV-09PARA 9925-JUL-11PARA 5109-MAY-12PARA 61116-NOV-12PARA 61227-AUG-15PARA 21327-OCT-16PARA 51415-JAN-18PARA 5157-MAR-2019PARA 61601-JUL-2022PARA 917OCTOBER 30, 2024PARA 5

MUMBAI, India, April 1 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following notification:

RBI/2025-26/132

DCM (FNVD)/G4/16.01.05/2025-26

April 01, 2025

The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer

All Banks

Madam / Dear Sir,

Master Direction on Counterfeit Notes, 2025 - Detection, Reporting and Monitoring

In exercise of powers conferred under Section 35A and Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), from time-to-time issues guidelines/ instructions / directives to the banks on detection, reporting and monitoring of Counterfeit Notes.

2. A Master Direction incorporating and updating the extant guidelines / instructions / directives on the subject has been prepared to enable banks to have all...