Business Today: New Delhi: Saturday, September 01, 2018.
When
it comes to spending our money, we tend to weigh in the value against the want
and utility of the product. It is a widely adopted manoeuvre. However, when it
comes to money itself, we are mostly in the dark about its cost. For instance,
do you know how costly it is to produce one Rs 10 note? Does it cost more or
less than its value?
India
Today tried to find out the answer. It filed a RTI and asked Bhartiya Reserve
Bank Note Mudran (P) Limited the cost of printing different denomination notes.
India Today asked how much money does the government spend on printing
different notes.
Turns
out that the Government of India spends Rs 4.18 on each Rs 2,000 note. It
spends Rs 2.57 on every Rs 500 note, Rs 1.51 for every Rs 100 note and Rs 1.01
for every Rs 10 note. The Rs 20 note is, in fact, cheaper by a paisa than the
Rs 10 note.
As
per calculations, the government spends Rs 1,010 for a thousand Rs 10 and Rs 50
notes, Rs 1,000 for a thousand Rs 20 notes, Rs 1,510 per thousand Rs 100 notes,
Rs 2,570 for a thousand Rs 500 notes and Rs 4,180 per thousand Rs 2,000 notes.
India
Today also found the cost of printing the old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes that
were demonetised on November 8, 2016.
The
cost of printing the old Rs 500 note was Rs 3.09 which works out to be more
expensive by 52 paisa than its current counterpart. The cost of printing the
old Rs 1,000 note was Rs 3.54 which means that it was cheaper by 64 paisa than
the current Rs 2,000 note.
Printing
a thousand Rs 500 notes of the demonetised currency cost the government Rs
3,090, while they spent Rs 3,540 per thousand Rs 1,000 notes.
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