Dear Asif, Apparently there is a directorate of Currency - was formed in 2010<http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/directoratecurrency-to-be-setin-finmin/98350/on> .
Link to Website<http://www.finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_eco_affairs/directorate_currency/directorate_currency_index.asp?pageid=1 > Perhaps their R&D section would be a good place to start? Link to Contacts<http://www.finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_eco_affairs/directorate_currency/contact_detail_DirCurrency.asp> (The Director General Bimal Julka is apparently frontrunner<http://expressbuzz.com/nation/Amitabh-Ranjan-given-additional-charge-of-ED/369310.html>for Enforcement Directorate post, so he may not last long!) Other related links / reading SPMCIL <http://www.indiacoinnews.com/apps/blog/show/7647936 > SPMCIL braille stamps<http://www.spmcil.com/spmcil/UploadDocument/annualRpt07_08.q9cc36f3-fr71-4g16-a815-d294615k13s0.pdf> NID Design of Coin<http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-12/ahmedabad/28052442_1_nid-coin-sahil-karkhanis> Contacts Anil Sinha of NID <http://anilsinha.com/contact_anil_sinha.htm> http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2004/03/13/stories/2004031302800100.htm http://www.psbindia.com/cc.pdf http://indiacurrentaffairs.org/new-series-of-coins-in-the-denomination-of-50-paise-and-rupees-125-and-10/ If there's anything else you'd like to research I'd be happy to do so - just email me direct as I am perpetually delayed in catching up on forum updates! 8. Re: Update on Accessible currency (harish) > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:24:14 +0530 > From: "harish" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [AI] Update on Accessible currency > Message-ID: <26F9668974BE451DB7C0B85EA787AB37@PC411096892042> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Dear Asif > > As far as currency notes is concerned, Suhas Karnik did speak on our > behalf. > > Our interests have been maintained in the last committee meet. > > However, coins are entirely handled by Central government and the role of > RBI is merely as that of a sole distributor. > > Harish Kotian. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mohammed Asif Iqbal" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 2:25 PM > Subject: [AI] Update on Accessible currency > > > > Dear all, > > > > If you recall my posting in December 2011 with regard to visit with RBI > > governor; I did formulate features list of accessible currency and > > accessible coin. > > > > I was advised verbally to get in touch with Dr. Sanjeev sharma, General > > Manager of Currency Design based out of Mumbai who does not seem very > > supportive. He informed me that Suhas karnik is on the design committee > > and > > any suggestion with regard to accessible currency has to be routed > through > > him. > > > > Folks: I know Suhash for a long time but don't have his contact. Request > > Suhash to kindly take this initiative forward. > > > > Dr. sanjeev Sharma further informed me that coins are not purview of RBI > > and > > any request for access modification has to be approached through Ministry > > of > > Finance. I did send detail note to RBI governor and keeping my finger > > across that he would reply. > > > > May I request Delhi team to find out which department is responsible for > > designing coins? > > > > It is certainly a disappointment when governor has expressed his > > willingness > > to implement accessible solution in 2012 but his subordinates don't have > > the > > will to take this up. > > > > Harish, Rajesh, is it possible to push it internally since you folks are > > from RBI. > > > > Thanks and regards > > > > Asif > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Search for old postings at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to > > [email protected] > > with the subject unsubscribe. > > > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > > please visit the list home page at > > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > > > > > > > > End of AccessIndia Digest, Vol 58, Issue 552 > ******************************************** > Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
