Congress MPs Did Not Dissent on Parliament Panel's UPI Charge Proposal
· India · NDTV
Five Congress members served on the parliamentary standing committee that recommended the introduction of a tiered Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on UPI transactions. The 44th report, presented in August and chaired by BJP leader Bhartruhari Mahtab, explicitly called for the government to notify these charges without delay. Despite the proposal's potential impact on digital payment costs for consumers and merchants, records indicate no dissent was registered by the Congress parliamentarians on the panel. The committee's observations were finalized as part of its review of the digital payments ecosystem in India. The government has not yet announced a formal decision on implementing the committee's specific recommendation regarding UPI charges.
Why it matters
The recommendation to introduce MDR on UPI transactions could fundamentally alter the cost structure of digital payments for millions of Indian merchants and consumers who currently use the platform free of charge.
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