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Various Measures Undertaken to Curb the Menace of Terror Funding and Fake Currency
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....arious Measures Undertaken to Curb the Menace of Terror Funding and Fake Currency <br>News and Press Release<br>Dated:- 23-5-2012<br><BR>Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Finance 22-May-2012 19:34 IST In terms of information furnished by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the quantum of fake Indian currency seized and recovered during the last three years as per t....
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....he information available as on date is as follows: Year Total (no. of pieces) Total Value (in rupees) 2009 6,17,979 23,24,83,717 2010 6,22,264 27,83,19,689 2011 5,54,631 25,70,24,986 To address the multi-dimensional aspects of the FICN menace, several agencies such as the RBI, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Home Affairs, Security and Intelligence Agencies of the Centre and States, ....
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....Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) etc., are working in tandem, to thwart the illegal activities related to FICNs. The work of these agencies is periodically reviewed by a nodal group (FCORD) set- up for this purpose. FCORD (FICN Coordination Cell) Coordinates/shares all available information/intelligence and analysis on circulation/smuggling of FICN in the world. At the functional level, CBI h....
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....as been declared as the nodal agency for coordination with the States and the Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has been nominated as the Lead Intelligence Agency for the purpose. National Investigation Agency has been empowered by National Investigation Agency Act to investigate and prosecute such offences to deal with this menace. The Government has also constituted a Terror Fund....
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....ing and Fake Currency Cell (TFFC) in NIA in 2010 to focus on investigation of Terror Funding and Fake Currency Cases. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has also initiated several measures to curb the menace of counterfeit currency. These measures include augmenting the security features, running education campaigns for members of public and cash handlers to facilitate detection of counterfeits etc. Th....
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....e Government has taken steps for developing indigenous capacity in bank note paper. Action has already been initiated for a state of the art bank note paper mill at Mysore as a joint venture between Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran (P) Ltd. And Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Ltd. as also to augment the existing capacity of Security Paper Mill, Hoshangabad. This information w....
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....as given by the Minister of State for Finance, Shri Namo Narain Meena in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today. DSM/Hb<BR> News - Press release - PIB....