Counterfeit Currency

Counterfeit electronic goods, knock-offs of apparel, cosmetics and over-the-counter pharmaceutical products were common-place online

In the new series of Rs 500 and Rs 2000 notes, fakes detected during 2017-18 were 9,892 and 17,929 as against 199 and 638, respectively during the previous year

Private banks contribute the majority of reports, while the compliance levels of the PSBs lag