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Detailed explanation-1: -Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a special series of coins that are also ‘visually impaired friendly’. The coins of Re 1, Rs 2, 5, 10 and 20 denominations will have the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM) design are not commemorative coins and will be part of circulation.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ by flagging off ‘Dandi March’ from Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad on 12th March, 2021. The celebrations started 75 weeks before our 75th anniversary of Independence and will end on 15th August, 2023.

Detailed explanation-3: -As part of the celebration of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and to bring to forth the story of Indian freedom struggle, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Shri Anurag Singh Thakur today launched ‘Azadi Quest’, a series of online educational mobile games developed in collaboration with Zynga India.

Detailed explanation-4: -PM Modi released a special series of Rs 1, Rs 2, Rs 5, Rs 10, and Rs 20 coins celebrating the iconic week of the Ministry of Finance from June 6-11, 2022. The subject of these special coins is the AKAM logo, and they are easily identifiable by visually impaired people.