Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday released the new series of visually impaired friendly circulation coins in New Delhi.
Rs.1, Rs.2, Rs.5, Rs.10 and Rs.20 are the various denominations of coins released as part of the new series.
The coins were released at a function where visually impaired children were specially invited. Modi expressed happiness in hosting them and thanked them for giving him an opportunity to interact with them.
Releasing the new series, Prime Minister Modi said that the Union Government is guided by the vision of reaching the last mile and the last person. He said the new series of coins have been designed and released keeping that vision in mind.
Modi said that the new circulation coins with various differentiating features will greatly aid the visually impaired. The new series of coins will facilitate the visually impaired and will instil them with confidence.
He mentioned about the various initiatives taken by the Union Government for the welfare of the Divyang community and said that there is a sensitivity with the Union Government to make every initiative Divyang friendly.
Modi thanked the National Institute of Design for the design, Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited and the Ministry of Finance for the introduction of new coins.
During the interaction with Prime Minister Modi, the children thanked him for introducing the new series of coins. They added that these coins will greatly ease their daily routine.
Various new features have been incorporated in the new series of circulation coins to make it easier for the visually impaired to use them.
The coins are characterized by the increasing size and weight from lower to higher denominations. The newly included coin of Rs.20 will be a 12-sided coin with no serrations. The rest of the denominations would be of a round shape.
