No transaction charges on payments up to Rs 2,000 via debit card
Customers will not have to pay any transaction charges for payments through debit card, BHIM app and other payment made […]
Sarabjit Kaur January 1, 2018
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Customers will not have to pay any transaction charges for payments through debit card, BHIM app and other payment made for up to Rs 2,000 from today onwards.
Last month, union cabinet approved a proposal that government will bear the merchant discount rate (MDR) charges on transactions up to Rs 2,000 made through debit cards, BHIM UPI or Aadhaar-enabled payment systems to promote digital transactions.
“Happy Digital 2018. December quarter BHIM transaction rises 86 per cent to 145.6 million with value of Rs 13,174 crore,” Financial services secretary Rajiv Kumar said in a tweet on Monday.
“Further impetus to digital payments, government to reimburse charges for transaction up to Rs 2,000 on debit cards/BHIM. Zero charges on merchants. Go Digital, embrace transparency,” he said.
The MDR will be borne by the government for two years with effect from 1 January, 2018 by reimbursing the same to banks.
The move will have an impact of Rs 2,512 crore on the exchequer.
The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting chaired by prime minister Narendra Modi.
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