TRAI issues advisory to DTH operators to enable online payment
Tuesday - November 7, 2017 6:52 pm ,
Category : BUSINESS
New Delhi Nov 7 (IANS) The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued an advisory to all direct-to-home (DTH) operators for enabling online payment system using Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM)/Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Bharat QR code.
"Government of India is making efforts for promoting a less cash economy and Digital Payments in various utilities. To achieve the above mentioned objectives the Government is working with multiple stakeholders for promotion of digital payments " the advisory issued by TRAI on Tuesday said.
It has asked the DTH players to offer a visible discount on digital payment compared to cash.
It also advised on organising a campaign for promotion of digital payments.
--IANS
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