<h1>Currency printing expenditure rise prompts focus on self-sufficiency and upgraded banknote security features and monitoring circulation trends.</h1> Security printing expenditure rose notably in 2024-25 due to increased banknote printing; banknote value and volume grew modestly while denomination composition remained concentrated in certain notes. The withdrawal of the highest denomination continued with the majority returned to banks. Coin circulation and e rupee values increased. Counterfeit detection patterns shifted unevenly across denominations. The Reserve Bank is introducing upgraded security features and has indigenised primary inputs for banknote production, prioritising self sufficiency, currency research, and monitoring cash preferences going forward.