MDR on UPI will hit businesses, not users: FM Nirmala Sitharaman hits back at Congress' Jairam Ramesh

Sitharaman accused the opposition leader of "spreading a canard" and clarified that MDR "applies only on the merchants and not on the end users/customers," adding that the revenue would let banks and fintechs invest in infrastructure, innovation and security, benefits she said…

More importantly, the UPI and Services Steering Committee headed by NPCI is yet to decide on the MDR, says FM Sitharaman