SECURITY PRINTING AND MINTING CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED

SECURITY PRINTING AND MINTING CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED

Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL), is a wholly owned Schedule ‘A’ Miniratna Category-I company of Government of India, incorporated on January 13, 2006. SPMCIL, technically a new entity, has centuries-old experience in security printing and minting. The management, control, maintenance and operations of the erstwhile nine production units under Currency and Coinage Division, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, was transferred to SPMCIL with effect from February 10, 2006. SPMCIL is engaged in the manufacture and production of currency and banknotes, security paper, non-judicial stamp papers, postal stamps and stationery, travel documents viz. passport and visa, security certificates, cheques, bonds, warrant, special certificates with security features, security inks, circulation and commemorative coins, medallions, refining of gold and silver and assay of precious metals. Its nine production units comprise four India Government Mints, two Currency Note Presses, two Security Printing Presses and one Security Paper Mill. Its emblem in brown and black uses registration mark as a metaphor, as well as a literal form for accuracy and printing. At the same time the two circles in black and white, respectively denote the positive and negative in printing. The form envelopes visually into a rounded-edged square which again talks about security and safety.