Contact Address of Divisional Head:-
Ms. Manisha Sinha
Additional Secretary (C&C,OMI & Admin)
Department of Economic Affairs,
Room No. 40-B, North Block,
New Delhi-110001.
Email:- manisha[dot]sinha[at]nic[dot]in
Telephone No. 23092882, 23094550
The Coin and Currency Division comprises the following three Sections:-
I. Currency Section
- All policy matters relating to design, form and material of currency notes/banknotes including security features, and operational issues relating to production, planning of printing of bank notes.
- Currency related legislation, indigenization of bank note materials.
- Expansion, up-gradation and modernization of Presses, Paper Mills, Ink factory, etc.
- Administration of SBN (Cessation of Liabilities) Act, 2017 and Rules made thereunder.
- Policy issues on virtual currencies including legislation.
- Sectoral charge :- Chandigarh and Delhi.
II. SPMC Section
- DEA is the Administrative Department of Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) which is a Mini-Ratna Category-I, Schedule-‘A’ CPSE of GoI. SPMC Section looks after all issues relating to appointment to Board Level posts in SPMCIL and residual establishment matters of the nine Units of SPMCIL.
- Coordination of meetings of SPMCIL Board, SPMCIL Pension Fund Trust.
- MoU with SPMCIL etc.
III. Coin Section
- All policy matters relating to design, shape and size of circulation coins.
- Fixation of fair selling price of coins.
- Coins related legislation (The Coinage Act, 2011) and issuance of Commemorative Coins.
- Production planning of coins and determination of indent of coins.
- Issues related to security products viz. Passport, Postal stamps, Non-Judicial Stamp Paper.
- Expansion, diversification and modernization of Mints and Security Presses.
- Sectoral charge:- Odisha and West Bengal.
S.No. | Section Name | Director/Deputy Secretary | Under Secretary/Deputy Director | Section Officer |
1 | SPMC | Director Room No.33, North Block Tel: 2309 3513 23095244 | Under Secretary Room No. 241-F, North Block Tel. 23095175 | Section Officer Room No. 241-F, North Block Tel.23095175 |
2 | Currency | Deputy Secretary Room No.241-F, North Block Tel: 2309 2486, 23095013 | Deputy Director Room No. 241-C, North Block Tel. 23095235 | Section Officer, Room No. 241-F, North Block Tel. 23095137 |
3 | Coin | Deputy Secretary Room No.241-F, North Block Tel: 2309 2486, 23095013 | Under Secretary Room No. 241-C, North Block Tel. 23095753 | Section Officer, Room No. 242-C, North Block Tel. 23095152 |