The Reserve bank of India authorizes all Pre-paid Instruments (PPI) in India, under the powers conferred under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 (PSS Act).
A week-long commemoration event titled Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate was launched by Union Minister of Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh and Union Minister of Culture G Kishan Reddy.
World Pangolin Day is celebrated on the "Third Saturday of February" every year. In 2022, the annual World Pangolin Day is being celebrated on 19 February 2022.