Sir — The Union Government has decided to put one-rupee notes into circulation again. The printing of the note was discontinued almost 20 years ago. Why did the Government take this decision nowIJ
The one-rupee note has all but lost its value. Now things are available in the market only in multiples of five rupees. The printing of one-rupee notes will be expensive. What is the use of shouldering that expenseIJ It will be prudent to first end the confusion between one-rupee and two-rupee coins.
The reasons for re-printing one-rupee notes could be a shortage of coins and the rising cases of melting of coins, since it is more valuable as metal content than as a means of currency.