As a quarrel over the language and Hindi imposition of Hindi with the Center, the Tamil Nadu government replaced the Devanagari Rupay symbol with a Tamil letter in its logo for a budget of 2025-26, which was presented on Friday.
People released on Thursday for Tamil Nadu Budget 2025, ‘RU’, the first letter of the Tamil word ‘Rubai’, which reflects Indian currency in Vernacular Language.
Traditional rupee symbol ( ), India which uses for its currency today, is not there from the beginning. Rather, it was a new addition. Here is everything that you need to know about the symbol of the rupee, its design and concept and history of disputes.
Short name of rupee
Rupee symbol ( ) Has been adding recently in Indian history. Before its adoption, the most used brief name was the most commonly used. And again.
embrace Sign
The symbol of the rupee was presented to the public on 15 July 2010 by the Government of India. Dr. Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister of the country at that time.
Selection process
In 2009, the Center announced a competition to create a hint for the Indian rupee. The competition saw around 3,331 reactions, out of which five candidates were shortlisted.
The winner was from Tamil Nadu
In the competition, D. of Tamil Nadu. Won the design by Uday Kumar. The symbol what we use today goes back to its idea.
Pertinent
The design combination of Devanagari letters and English capital letter R, with a horizontal line in the middle of the Indian national flag, without vertical line.
spreading the word
On adopting a symbol of rupee in July 2010, the Center said that it would adopt a sign of domestic and worldwide within six months in two years. Banks began to print the currency notes with indication, while the 2010 Commonwealth Games also promoted it.
Disputes
The selection process of the symbol of the rupee was challenged in the court in 2010, with an argument that described it as full of flaws. The petition was initially rejected by the Delhi High Court, but in 2013 it directed the government to prepare or prepare guidelines to ensure transparency. The Finance Ministry later complied with the decision and issued guidelines. In 2025, the rupee’s symbol found itself again in controversy when the Tamil Nadu government allowed it to go into its budget logo.
Designer TN reacts to government Insult
Professor Uday Kumar Dharmalingam, Professor of IIT Guwahati, expressed surprise at the debate around the change.
“I do not have complete knowledge behind the reasons for this change; Probably, the state government has its ways, thoughts and reasons to make changes. I designed it 15 years ago when the central government made a competition and I won it, after which they implemented it and it is being widely used. I am really happy about being a designer of this symbol, but I never expected such a debate, ”he was said by ANI.
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