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No GST on UPI: Finance Ministry

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: No GST on UPI: Finance Ministry (GS3 · Tax, 18 April 2025)
Asked by UPSCPrelims 2018, 20172 PYQs

UPSC has already asked about this. Read the story with these questions in mind.

What happened

  • The ministry called claims of GST on UPI transactions above ₹2,000 false [PIB].

Background

  • No MDR is charged on P2M UPI since January 2020 [PIB].

Why it matters

  • The ministry moved quickly to stop a false claim from spreading.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Indian economy: mobilisation of resources, banking and inclusive growth

  1. As per PIB (2025-04-18): the ministry called claims of GST on UPI transactions above ₹2,000 false.
  2. The ministry moved quickly to stop a false claim from spreading.
Quotable data point

The ministry called claims of GST on UPI transactions above ₹2,000 false.

PIB: GST on UPI clarification, 18 Apr 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: MDR.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

GST on UPI

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

ExplainerUnified Payments Interface (UPI): How It Works, NPCI, Digital Public Infrastructure, Growth, Going Global, Concentration Risk and Fraud (UPSC Notes + PYQs)

Official source: PIB: GST on UPI clarification, 18 Apr 2025

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