News Desk: The Indian market is full of fake notes and all this has been revealed in recent reports. But RBI is constantly working to catch fake notes. According to the annual report of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), 1,17,22 fake notes of Rs 500 were caught in 2024-25, while in 2023-24 the number was 85,711.

In 2024-25, 32,660 fake notes of 200 rupees were caught, while in 2023 the number was 28672. According to RBI’s annual report 2024-25, the number of fake notes caught in a price class of Rs 200 and Rs 500 will increase by 13.9 percent and 37.3 percent respectively in 2024-25. However, fake notes caught in a price class of Rs 10, Rs 20, Rs 500, Rs 100 and Rs 200 will be reduced during 2024-25. In 2024–25, about 4.7% of a total of 2,17,396 fake notes were caught in RBI, while 95.3% were caught in other banks.

Identify the real note of 500 like this
Many characteristics can be noted to identify the real note of 500. For example, when the note is in light, the transparent register with ‘500’ marks is clearly visible. Also, ‘500’ marks are written in Devanagari on the note, and in the middle there is a picture of Mahatma Gandhi. Apart from this, ‘India’ and ‘India’ are written on the note on the note.,

Color -changing security thread, which is written ‘India’ and ‘RBI’, turns from green to blue when bowing the note. The note also has a symbol of Governor’s signature, guarantee clause and RBI’s symbol on the right side of Mahatma Gandhi’s portrait. When we do the note in light, the picture of Mahatma Gandhi and the electrotype of ‘500’ appear in the watermark and this is the identification of the biggest real note. Apart from this, you have definitely seen the year of printing on the back of the note, Swachh Bharat logo, language panel, red fort shape, and ‘500’ in Devanagari. If the real note is, its texture will be smooth and strong, while the color, printing, or texture in fake notes will not be good. Weight will also look a bit different.

Identify the real note of 200 like this
Like 500, the real note of 200 can also be identified. In the 200 note, just like 500 in light, a transparent register of 200 ′ marks is seen. This note also has a ‘200’ issue written and there is a picture of Mahatma Gandhi in the middle. On this note too, you should see ‘India’ and ‘India’ written in small letters. The real note of 200 can also be identified like a 500 note. The way we explain the methods of identification of 500 notes, similarly applies to 200 notes.