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BJP, Congress criticise AAP
Call it 'vote-bank' politics and 'face-saving' move
AAP is contesting Gujarat polls
Who designs Indian Rupee notes?
RBI has sole right to issue bank notes
Centre then approves RBI decision
Evolution of Indian currency notes
Portrait of King George VI was replaced by Ashoka Pillar in 1949
First Republic of India notes issued in 1950
Portrait of Gandhi on notes
The first official series with portrait of Mahatma Gandhi was issued only in 1996
Brief special appearance in 1969 on his centenary birthday
Other motifs on Indian currency
From the Mangalyaan to the Sanchi Stupa to Mt K2, various motifs have been included
Bid to depict culture and contemporary accomplishments of India