Delhi High Court Directs RBI, Centre to Address Visually Impaired Challenges Before Printing New Currency Note

The Delhi High Court has asked the Reserve Bank of India and the Central government to consider the difficulties faced by visually impaired individuals before issuing new currency notes.

As per the RBI, printing notes is usually carried out once every ten years. The court emphasised the need for accessible features that enable the blind to identify denominations independently.

This direction came during a hearing on a petition highlighting the challenges faced by visually impaired citizens in distinguishing between different currency values.

The bench urged authorities to incorporate inclusive design elements to ensure equal access to financial transactions for all citizens.

[Rohit Dandriyal & Ors v. Reserve Bank of India & Anr + Connected matters]