evidence: Does writing anything on a bank note make it invalid? The Government, through Press Bureau of India (PIB) Fact Check unit, on Sunday clarified that bank notes with scribbling are not invalid and continue to be legal tender. However, it added that writing on currency notes is not recommended as it "defaces them and reduces their life". The clarification came in response to a viral message which stated that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released new guidelines, under which writing anything on new notes make it invalid and it will no more be a legal tender. "NO, Bank notes with scribbling are not invalid and continue to be legal tender," PIB Fact Check said in a tweet. "Under the Clean Note Policy, people are requested not to write on the currency notes as it defaces them and reduces their life," it added.