‘Someone has to pay’: RBI governor on MDR proposal for UPI transactions above Rs 2k
According to official estimates, the Rs 2,000 threshold would cover only around 5% of all UPI transactions, although these account for nearly 65% of the total value processed on the platform. As a result, routine purchases such as milk, vegetables, groceries, or payments for auto-rickshaws and taxis are unlikely to be affected. UPI processed 23.7 billion transactions worth Rs 29.9 lakh crore in…
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