{
  "id": 170192,
  "title": "India to get its first plastic notes next year: RBI governor shares timeline",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/india-to-get-its-first-plastic-notes-next-year-rbi-governor-shares",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-05T07:36:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/india-to-get-its-first-plastic-notes-next-year-rbi-governor-shares-timeline-explains-benefits/articleshow/132902296.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The government has authorised the Reserve Bank of India to print up to 2 billion polymer (plastic) notes - 1 billion each in the Rs 10 and Rs 20 denominations for field trials. At present, there is no proposal to replace paper currency entirely.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}