The Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP government of Maharashtra recently signed an agreement with British company De La Rue, which has been blacklisted by the Ministry of Home Affairs, and awarded it 10 acres of land in Aurangabad for printing both Indian and foreign currency notes.

Disclosing this to The Quint, Shiv Sena MP Hemant Godse said the agreement was signed six months ago and a 10-acre plot for the proposed plant has been identified at the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) complex in Aurangabad. The currency printing plant will cost an estimated Rs 700 crore, Maharashtra government sources said.