RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra launched a pilot Awareness Programme on Digital Payments as part of the sixth Digital Payments Awareness Week. The pilot is being conducted in Maharashtra in partnership with CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd. and will use village-level entrepreneurs to hold in-person awareness sessions for 10 lakh participants in rural and semi-urban areas. India's UPI ecosystem continued to grow rapidly, with NPCI reporting a record 21.70 billion UPI transactions in January 2026.
RBI Launches Pilot Awareness Programme on Digital Payments in Maharashtra
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RBI launched a pilot Awareness Programme on Digital Payments in Maharashtra under Digital Payments Awareness Week; UPI processed a record 21.70 billion transactions in January 2026.
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- RBI launched a pilot Awareness Programme on Digital Payments under the sixth Digital Payments Awareness Week.
- The pilot is being conducted in Maharashtra in partnership with CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd.
- It will reach 10 lakh participants in rural and semi-urban areas through village-level entrepreneurs.
- NPCI reported a record 21.70 billion UPI transactions in January 2026.
- RBI's Digital Rupee is India's Central Bank Digital Currency, issued by RBI in digital form.
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According to the article on RBI's Digital Payments Awareness Programme, how many UPI transactions were processed monthly in India by early 2026?
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By January 2026, UPI had processed 21.70 billion transactions in that month alone, with a transaction value of ₹28.33 lakh crore. This scale explains why digital-payments awareness and fraud-prevention campaigns became important for both urban and rural users.
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Frequently asked questions
What did RBI launch during Digital Payments Awareness Week 2026?
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra launched a pilot Awareness Programme on Digital Payments as part of the sixth Digital Payments Awareness Week.
Where will RBI's pilot Awareness Programme on Digital Payments be conducted?
The pilot will be conducted in Maharashtra in partnership with CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd.
Who will the pilot awareness programme target?
It will hold in-person awareness programmes for 10 lakh participants in rural and semi-urban areas through village-level entrepreneurs.
How large was UPI transaction volume in early 2026?
NPCI reported that UPI processed a record 21.70 billion transactions in January 2026.
What is the Digital Rupee?
The Digital Rupee, or e₹, is India's Central Bank Digital Currency. RBI describes it as the digital form of India's physical currency, the rupee.
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