Congress member Anto Antony had asked whether the government has received any request/representation to include more images (including the images of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha) in Indian currency notes.
Rupee falls: At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 82.87 against the dollar, then lost further ground to quote at 82.88, registering a loss of 8 paise over its previous close. In initial trade, the local unit also touched 82.84 against the American currency.
The rupee opened at 82.19, then fell further to 82.43 and finally settled for the day at an all-time low of 82.32 against the American currency At the interbank foreign exchange market, registering a decline of 15 paise over its previous close.
At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 81.08 against the greenback, then fell further to 81.23, registering a fall of 44 paise over its previous closing.