{"id":26196,"date":"2026-09-19T10:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T10:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=26196"},"modified":"2026-09-19T10:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T10:22:12","slug":"bjd-protests-upi-changes-says-centre-should-fund-digital-payments-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=26196","title":{"rendered":"BJD protests UPI changes, says Centre should fund digital payments | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134351976,imgsize-57198,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/why-upi-has-become-the-preferred-digital-payment-method-in-india.jpg\" alt=\"BJD protests UPI changes, says Centre should fund digital payments\" title=\"BJD leader also pointed to the financial position of banks and platforms that are shareholders and promoters of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which operates UPI.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"BJD leader also pointed to the financial position of banks and platforms that are shareholders and promoters of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which operates UPI.\">BJD leader also pointed to the financial position of banks and platforms that are shareholders and promoters of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which operates UPI.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/biju-janata-dal\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biju Janata Dal<\/a> (BJD) on Saturday rejected the Centre&#8217;s decision to impose a 0.4 per cent merchant discount rate (MDR) on person-to-merchant UPI transactions above Rs 2,000, with Rajya Sabha MP Santrupt Misra saying the government should explore other ways to fund the digital-payment infrastructure.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The charge will come into effect from October 15 and, according to Misra, could either cut merchants&#8217; profit margins or eventually be passed on to consumers.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Misra said the government could have borne the cost of maintaining the UPI network instead of introducing the charge.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>&#8220;In 2025-2026, the RBI (Reserve Bank of India) gave a dividend of Rs 2.86 lakh crore to the government. A small part of this could have been kept aside for the digital-transaction infrastructure,&#8221; the Odisha MP said at a press conference at the Constitution Club here.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>He also pointed to the financial position of banks and platforms that are shareholders and promoters of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which operates UPI.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>BJD warns of impact on merchants<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>According to Misra, these banks made a combined profit of Rs 2.5 lakh crore last year and could have contributed a small portion towards maintaining digital-payment infrastructure.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>He rejected the government&#8217;s position that the MDR would not affect consumers.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>&#8220;The government says the MDR will not impact consumers. But this is a complete misunderstanding of economics,&#8221; Misra said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>The 0.4 per cent MDR will apply to UPI payments above Rs 2,000 made to merchants from October 15.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/bjd-protests-upi-changes-says-centre-should-fund-digital-payments\/articleshow\/134351954.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BJD leader also pointed to the financial position of banks and platforms that are shareholders and promoters of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which operates UPI. 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