Most UPI transactions to stay free: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
- Source
- The Economic Times - Industry
- Source link
- https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/most-upi-transactions-to-stay-free-fm-nirmala-sitharaman/articleshow/133133350.cms
- Published
- 2026-08-10 19:36:10
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-10 22:31:53
- Category
- Procurement & Supply Chain News
- Geography
- India
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said UPI transactions will remain free for consumers, with most low-value payments also staying free. Any future MDR would apply only to limited merchant transactions above a prescribed threshold, with its scope to be decided later.
Procurement Relevance Gate
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— score 7.0/100 — evaluated 2026-08-10 22:31:53
Only geographic exposure matched — no substantive content indicator, so this cannot pass alone.
- geographic_exposure (weight 8) — matched on "1 linked geography"
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