Sources from mumbai stated that mobile Aided Note Identifier (MANI) on wednesday that MANI, an official bank OF INDIA' target='_blank' title='reserve bank of india-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>reserve bank of india app, will help visually-impaired persons in identifying the denomination of currency notes. governor Shaktikanta Das launched the new mobile application. Accordingly it can be downloaded for free from Android Playstore or iOS App Store.
An official news agency said "This new application will help the visually-impaired people to identify the denomination of the indian banknotes of the mahatma gandhi Series and mahatma gandhi (New) Series by capturing the image of the notes placed in front of the mobile's rear camera. The app will generate audio and non-sonic notification intimating the currency note denomination to the user". Accordingly banknotes, under 'Mahatma gandhi (New) Series', with significant changes in the sizes and designs were introduced after the demonetization of november 2016, when the Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes were spiked.
Moreover under the new series, currency notes of Rs 10, Rs 20, Rs 50, Rs 100, Rs 200, Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 have been released in the past couple of years and however, there were reports of problems faced by visually-challenged persons in identifying these new notes and conducting their routine business. The new bank OF INDIA' target='_blank' title='rbi-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>rbi app will resolve the issues and also allow users to choose/change the language, select/change impairment, voice commands, currency identification using the camera, the history of identified currency for last 30 days, etc.
