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Detection of counterfeit currency notes successful the banking strategy roseate 5.7% successful 2025-26, led by a crisp summation successful fakes recovered successful ₹500 and ₹200 denominations, the RBI said connected Friday (May 29, 2026).
The full fig of counterfeit notes detected accrued to 2,29,746 pieces successful 2025-26, up from 2,17,396 successful the preceding fiscal year, RBI said successful its yearly report.
Fake ₹500 notes remained the astir detected denomination, rising 20.5% to 1,41,907 pieces during the twelvemonth from 1,17,722 successful 2024-25.
Counterfeit ₹20 notes registered 1 of the sharpest increases, jumping 47.4% to 373 pieces from 253 a twelvemonth ago.
Besides, fake ₹200 denomination notes fell to 30,591 pieces successful 2025-26 from 32,660 successful the erstwhile year, portion counterfeit ₹100 notes declined to 45,621 from 51,069. Detection of fake ₹50 notes besides fell to 10,274 pieces from 12,015.
Counterfeit ₹2,000 notes continued to diminution sharply amid the withdrawal of the denomination from circulation, dropping to 824 pieces successful 2025-26 from 3,508 successful the erstwhile year.
The RBI said 97.6% of the counterfeit notes, oregon 2,24,334 pieces, were detected astatine different banks, portion the cardinal slope detected 5,412 notes, accounting for 2.4% of the total. The figures exclude counterfeit notes seized by constabulary and different enforcement agencies.
Further, the cardinal slope said disposal of soiled banknotes declined sharply successful 2025-26, with 1.72 lakh pieces, compared with 2.38 lakh pieces successful the erstwhile fiscal year, a diminution of astir 28.6%.
Among denominations, disposal of ₹500 notes remained the highest astatine 59.8 lakh pieces during 2025-26, down from 89.8 lakh pieces a twelvemonth ago.
Disposal of ₹20 notes fell to 9.8 lakh pieces from 16.50 lakh pieces, portion ₹100 notes were mostly dependable astatine 58.1 lakh pieces.
