The Reserve Bank of India has launched a mobile app, Mobile Aided Note Identifier, or MANI, to help visually challenged people in identifying the denomination of currency notes. Governor Shaktikanta Das formally introduced the app. The app is free and can be downloaded from the Android Play Store and iOS App Store. The app, however, does not authenticate a note as being either genuine or counterfeit. RBI said in a statement, Indian banknotes contain several features, which enable the visually impaired (color blind, partially sighted and blind people) to identify them, viz., intaglio printing and tactile mark, variable banknote size, large numerals, variable color, monochromatic hues and patterns. The app is capable of identifying the denominations of Mahatma Gandhi Series and Mahatma Gandhi (New) series banknotes by checking front or reverse side or part of the note including half folded notes at various holding angles and a broad range of light conditions (normal light/daylight/low light, etc). It also has the ability to identify the denomination through an audio notification in Hindi and English and non-sonic mode such as vibration (suitable for those with vision and hearing impairment).
