# Centre to ask banks’ body to ensure consumers don't pay MDR on UPI payments | Today News

> The Centre will ask the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) to undertake awareness campaigns and firm up a mechanism to ensure that a proposed charge on select Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions isn’t passed on to consumers, according to two senior finance ministry officials.

- Published: 2026-09-24T18:00:03.768Z
- Updated: 2026-09-24T18:00:03.768Z
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- Topics: Economy, business and finance
- Involves: Goods and Services Tax Council, Indian Banks’ Association (IBA), the Centre, traders’ bodies

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