Claim that RBI has banned black ink for writing checks is fake

A post going viral on social media states that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a new rule banning the use of black ink on cheques.

However, regarding this post, the Government’s Press Information Bureau (PIB) has clarified that the ongoing claim regarding ban on the use of black ink on checks is fake. After this post went viral, people got confused. But when PIB made the disclosure, people got relief.

PIB Fact Check account, in a post on social media platform The post that RBI has made rules regarding use of specific colors for signatures on checks is fake.

The entire incident. Claim: RBI bans use of black ink on cheques.

Fact: This claim is fake.