\n| Objective of reforms<\/td>\n | Sustainability and expansion of the Unified Payments Interface ecosystem<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Conclusion<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n- The Unified Payments Interface has evolved into a critical component of India’s digital economy and a symbol of the country’s technological progress.<\/li>\n
- The govt. has unequivocally reaffirmed that the Unified Payments Interface will remain free for citizens, and all person-to-person transactions will continue without charges.<\/li>\n
- While policymakers are examining measures to ensure the long-term sustainability of the digital payments ecosystem, any future Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) framework will be limited, carefully structured, and targeted primarily at select merchant transactions.<\/li>\n
- The overarching objective remains to preserve UPI’s affordability, inclusiveness, security, and global competitiveness.<\/li>\n
- As India enters the next chapter of digital payment growth, Unified Payments Interface will continue to serve as the nation’s flagship payment platform, enabling seamless transactions for millions while strengthening India’s position as a global leader in digital financial innovation. For ordinary users, the message is straightforward:\n
\n \n \n\n\n| Particulars<\/span><\/th>\n | Government Position<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n\n| Unified Payments Interface\u00a0 payments by consumers<\/td>\n | Free<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Person-to-Person transfers<\/td>\n | Free<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Charges on users<\/td>\n | No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Merchant Discount Rate on merchant transactions<\/td>\n | Possible, but limited<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Merchant Discount Rate applicability<\/td>\n | Threshold-based and nominal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Majority of transactions<\/td>\n | Expected to remain free<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" UPI to Remain Free for Citizens: Govt Commitment to India’s Digital Payments Revolution India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has emerged as one of the country’s most successful digital innovations, transforming the way individuals and businesses conduct financial transactions. From small roadside vendors and neighborhood stores to large businesses and consumers, Unified Payments Interface has become …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caindelhiindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11054"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caindelhiindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caindelhiindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caindelhiindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caindelhiindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11054"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.caindelhiindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11054\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11057,"href":"https:\/\/www.caindelhiindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11054\/revisions\/11057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caindelhiindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caindelhiindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caindelhiindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} | | |
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