UPI costs Rs 20,700 crore, government allocation just Rs 2,000 crore: Parliament Panel
- Source
- The Economic Times - Industry
- Source link
- https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/upi-costs-rs-20700-crore-government-allocation-just-rs-2000-crore-parliament-panel/articleshow/133197619.cms
- Published
- 2026-08-13 04:20:21
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-13 08:06:59
- Category
- Procurement & Supply Chain News
- Geography
- India
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
A parliamentary committee suggests a self-reliant revenue model for UPI's financial sustainability. Amendments to the Payment and Settlement Systems Act now permit transaction charges on digital payments. The committee noted a significant funding gap between allocations and operational costs. Future merchant discount rate charges will be nominal and apply to limited high-value transactions.
Procurement Relevance Gate
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— score 7.0/100 — evaluated 2026-08-13 08:06:59
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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