Government spends Rs 3.09 per Rs 500 currency note: RTI
RBI Deputy General Manager P. Wilson said in a written submission that the `selling price` is Rs 3,090 per thousand pieces of Rs 500 denomination new currency notes, or Rs 3.09 per note for the current year, 2016-2017.
RBI buys the currency notes from the Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Pvt Ltd, its official supplier and printer for currency notes. Photo: Reuters