Question : MUTILATED NOTES



(a) whether Reserve Bank of India in Delhi and Mumbai has appointed certain individuals and firms to deal with exchange of torn, mutilated and soiled currency notes;

(b) whether these persons and firms have also been permitted to get bulk supplies of coins of different denominations;

(c) if so, the details thereof with formalities and eligibilities required for such appointment separately for individuals and firms;

(d) whether the Reserve Bank of India has been issuing currency notes of denominations of Rupee 1, 2 and 5 to general public on demand for their family functions;

(e) if so, the details thereof with formalities required in this regard especially for marriages;

(f) whether exchange of torn, mutilated and soiled currency notes has been authorised to certain public sector banks; and

(g) if so, the names of branches of these banks in Delhi and Mumbai separately?

Answer given by the minister


Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (Shri Balasaheb Vikhe Patil)

(a): No, Sir.

(b): Does not arise.

(c): Does not arise.

(d): No, Sir.

(e): Does not arise.

(f): All currency chest branches of Public Sector Banks and certain Private Sector Banks having currency chest have been delegated powers for exchange of torn/mutilated/defective notes. All branches of Public Sector Banks have been instructed to freely exchange soiled notes tendered by the members of the public.

(g): The names of the currency chest branches located in Delhi and Mumbai are given in Annexure I and Annexure II respectively.

Annexure - I

Statement annexed to part(g) of reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2970 by Shri Chintaman Wanaga regarding Mutilated Notes to be answered on the 16th March, 2001/25th Phalguna, 1922(Saka)

List of Controlling Offices of currency chests located in the States of Delhi, Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir.


The Regional Manager, Allahabad Bank, Regional Office, 13/34, Arya Samaj Road, New Delhi - 110 005
The Assistant General Manager, Bank of Baroda, Front Office, 1B Sansad Marg, New Delhi - 110 001.
The Regional Manager, Bank of India, Jeevan Bharati Building, Tower - 1, Level - 5, 124, Connaught Circus, New Delhi - 110 001.
The Regional Manager, Central Bank of India, 4, Queen Road, Civil Lines, Ambala, Punjab.
The Chief Manager, Central Bank of India, Zonal Office, Link House, Bhahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi - 110 002.
The Regional Manager, Canara Bank, Regional Office, 35 Ansal Tower, 6th Floor, Nehru Place, New Delhi - 110 019.
The Regional Manager, Canara Bank, Regional Office, Kunjpura, Karnal.
The General Manager, Corporation Bank, Northern Region, Main Arya Samaj Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi.
The Deputy General Manager, Dena Bank, Regional Authority`s Office, 2nd Floor, Keliran Chambers, 18/7-8, Arya Samaj Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi -110 005.
The Regional Manager, Indian Overseas Bank, Regional Office, Rachana Bldg., Pusa Road, New Delhi - 110 005.
The Assistant General Manager, Indian Bank, World Trade Centre, Upper Ground Floor, Babar Road, New Delhi-11001.
The Deputy General Manager, Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd., Divisional Office, Padam Singh Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi.
The Deputy General Manager, The Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd., Town Hall Building, Jammu.
The Deputy General Manager, The Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd., Srinagar.
The Assistant General Manager, Oriental Bank of Commerce, 97, Sonepat Raod, Rohtak - 124001(Haryana).
The Assistant General Manager, Oriental Bank of Commerce, 841, Sector-I Karnal(Haryana).
The General Manager, Oriental Bank of Commerce, 4/65, Padam Singh Road, W.E. A., Karol Bagh, New Delhi-110005.
The Deputy General Manager, Punjab National Bank, Zonal Office, PNB House, Sector 17-B, Chandigarh.
The Chief General Manager, Punjab National Bank, Regional Office, North-Delhi Region, 22 K.G. Marg, Antriksha Bhavan, New Delhi-110001.
The Deputy Control Manager, Punjab National Bank, Sansad Marg, New Delhi-110001.
The Chief Manager, Punjab National Bank, Regional Office, South Delhi Region, 12th Floor, Atma Ram House, 1, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi-110001.
The Zonal Manager, Punjab & Sind Bank, Zonal Office, New Delhi.
The Assistant General Manager, Punjab & Sind Bank, Head Office, Acctts. & Audit Cell, D-38/39, Naraina Phase 1 New Delhi-110028.
The Asstt. General Manager, State Bank of India, Zonal Office, 11, Sansad Marg, New Delhi-110001.
The Asstt. General Manager, State Bank of India, Zonal Office(Haryana), Sector 8-C, Chandigarh.
The Asstt. General Manager, State Bank of India, Zonal Office Region II, Jammu.
The Asstt. General Manager, State Bank of India, Zonal Office Region III, 122-A/D, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu.
The Asstt. General Manager(BOD), State Bank of India, Local Head Office, Sansad Marg, New Delhi-110001.
The Deputy General Manager, State Bank of Patiala, Zonal Office, C-31, Connaught Place, New Delhi-110001.
The Deputy General Manager, State Bank of Patiala, Zonal Office, Sector 8C, Chandigarh.
The General Manager, State Bank of Patiala, Head Office, The Mall, Patiala.
The Asstt. General Manager, State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur, Delhi Zonal Office, Shankar Road , New Delhi.
The General Manager, State Bank of Hyderabad, Surya Kiran Building, 16, K.G. Marg, New Delhi.
The Asstt. General Manager, State Bank of Indore, Regional Office, 16/15, W.E.A., Karol Bagh, New Delhi.
The Asstt. General Manager, State Bank of Mysore, AGM-II, Central Zone, Bangalore.
The Asstt. General Manager, State Bank of Saurashtra, Region A, Zonal Office, Ahmedabad.
The Regional Manager, Syndicate Bank, Regional Office, 6, Bhagwan Dass Road, New Delhi.
The Chief Manager, Union Bank of India, Regional Office, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Place, New Delhi.
The Asstt. Manager, Union Bank of India, Regional Office, 64/65, Bank Square, Chandigarh.
The Zonal Manager, UCO Bank, Zonal Office(New Delhi Zone), 6, Sansad Marg, New Delhi.
The Zonal Manager, UCO Bank, Zonal Office, SCO 1092-93, Sector 22 B, Chandigarh.
The Deputy General Manager, Vijaya Bank, Zonal Office, Vijaya, 3rd Floor, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi.


Annexure - II
Statement annexed to part(g) of reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2970 by Shri Chintaman Wanaga regarding Mutilated Notes to be answered on the 16th March, 2001/25th Phalguna, 1922(Saka)
List of Controlling Offices of currency chests located in Mumbai
The Currency Chest-in-charge, State Bank of India, Mumbai Main Branch, Mumbai Samachar Marg, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, State Bank of India, Sakinaka, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, State Bank of India, Irla Road, Vile Parle(W), Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, State Bank of India, Chembur, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, State Bank of India, LBS Marg, Ghatkopar(W), Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, State Bank of India, S.B. Road, Malad(W), Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, State Bank of India, Linking Road, Bandra(W), Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, State Bank of India, International Air Cargo Complex, Satellite Building, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, State Bank of India, Shantilal Modi Marg, Kandivali(W), Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, State Bank of India, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, State Bank of India, 76 A, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road, Matunga, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, State Bank of India, Mahakali Caves Road, Andheri(E), Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, State Bank of India, LBS Marg, BEST Depot, Kurla, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur, Fort, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, State Bank of India, Backbay Reclamation, Madam Cama Road, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur, Lokhandwalla Complex, Andheri(W), Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, State Bank of India, Ranade Road, Shivaji Park, Dadar Road, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, State Bank of Saurashtra, S.A. Brelvi Road, Fort, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, State Bank of India, Kalpataru, 39, Peddar Road, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, State Bank of Hyderabad, Opp. Sion Hospital, Sion, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, Central Bank of India, M.G. Road, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, Central Bank of India, Khergaon, Bandra(E), Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, Bank of Baroda, Sanjay Building, Road No.1, 111, Jawahar Nagar, Goregaon(W), Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, Central Bank of India, Bandra Kurla Complex, `E` Block, Bandra(E), Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, Bank of India, 56, Hill Road, Bandra(W), Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, Dena Bank, 17, Hornimon Circle, Fort, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, Bank of India, 408 A, Veer Savarkar Road, Prabhadevi, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, Indian Bank, Mittal Tower, Nariman Point, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, Bank of India, 70/80, M.G. Road, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, Dena Bank, Juhu Vile Parle, V.M. Road, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, Bank of Maharashtra, 333, Jagannath Shankarseth Road, Thakurwadi, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, Indian Bank, Sagarvilla, Mumbai.
The Currency Chest-in-charge, Canara Bank, 24, Adi Marzaban Street, Ballard Estate, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, Punjab National Bank, Worli, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, Canara Bank, Morni Apts., Sion Koliwada, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, Punjab National Bank, N.C. Kelkar Road, Dadar(W), Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, Canara Bank, B. Cama Indl. Estate, Goregaon(E), Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, Syndicate Bank, Matunga Bazar Branch, Shankar Mattam Bldg., Matunga, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, Syndicate Bank, Jolly Maker Chambers, Nariman Point, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, UCO Bank, Mafatlal Centre, 1st Floor, Nariman Point, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, UCO Bank, Jashoda Niwas, Vile Parle(E), Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, Union Bank of India, 239, Backbay Reclamation, Nariman Point, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, Union Bank of India, Hill Road, Bandra(E), Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, Indian Overseas Bank, Backtawar, Nariman Point, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, Vijaya Bank, Emca House, S.B. Singh Road, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, Corporation Bank, Veena Chambers, 21, Dalal Street, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, Allahabad Bank, 18, Peddar Road, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, Bank of India, M.G. Road, Ghatkopar(W), Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, Bank of Baroda, Mumbai Main Branch, Mumbai Samachar Marg, Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, Bank of Baroda, Station Road, Ramakrishna Wadi, Bhandup(W), Mumbai. The Currency Chest-in-charge, HDFC Bank Ltd., Dr. Annie Beasant Road, Worli, Mumbai.