Mumbai, January 1: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday launched a mobile application to help visually challenged persons. According to a tweet by ANI, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das launched the mobile app named MANI, which stands for (Mobile Aided Note Identifier). The app is aimed to aid visually challenged persons in identifying denomination of currency notes. The app can be freely downloaded from Android Play Store and iOS App Store.

The MANI app will help the visually impaired to identify the denomination of Indian currency by capturing the image of the notes placed in front of rear mobile camera. The newly launched application will generate audio and non-sonic notification intimating the currency note denomination to the user. NEFT Transfer Available 24x7 From Today; Check Transaction Charges, Timings, Limit and More.

Here's the tweet:

The RBI has been sensitive to the challenges faced by the visually challenged in conducting their day to day business with Indian banknotes. The MANI app will generate audio and non-sonic notification intimating the currency note denomination to the user.

The banknotes under Mahatma Gandhi (New) series with change in the size and design were introduced in November 2016. Under this new series, banknotes in the denominations of Rs 10, Rs 20, Rs 50, Rs 100, Rs 200 Rs 500 and Rs 2000 have since been released.

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