Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday released visually impaired friendly New Series Circulation Coins 2019 in New Delhi. The Prime Minister also interacted with visually impaired children. The Prime Minister said that his government is committed to empower the divyangjans by boosting their confidence and morale.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that his Government is guided by the vision of reaching the last mile and the last person.

The Prime Minister was speaking at a programme in New Delhi after releasing new series of coins especially designed for visually impaired persons.

The new series includes coins of Rs.1, Rs.2, Rs.5, Rs.10 and Rs.20 denominations. The Prime Minister said his government is committed towards the empowerment of divyangjans.

Highlighting the various initiatives taken by the NDA Government for the welfare of the Divyang community, PM Modi said that there is a sensitivity with the Government to make every initiative Divyang friendly.

The Prime Minister also interacted with the visually impaired children who thanked the Prime Minister for introducing the new series of coins. They added that these coins will greatly ease their daily routine.

The coins are characterized by the increasing size and weight from lower to higher denominations. National Institute of Design has designed the new coins which have been produced by Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited and the Finance Ministry.