Aside from producing coins for India , the mint has also produced coins for Thailand and Dominican Republic . From April 2012 , the mint introduced night-shift production . Before the November 2016 demonetization of INR500 and INR1000 banknotes , the mint produced nearly 40 % of the total coins and had an annual target of producing coins worth . This production was later increased due to shortage of liquid currency
November 2016 demonetization of INR500 and INR1000 banknotes
2016 Indian banknote demonetisation
India Government Mint, Noida