National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has enabled over 200 district central cooperative banks (DCCBs) under the RuPay debit card network. With this, NPCI has now digitized about two-thirds of 675 districts in the country through its network of regional rural banks, state cooperative banks, urban cooperative banks and scheduled cooperative banks with electronic payment mechanisms. Major states covered are Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Gujarat, Kerala, Odisha, Haryana, Himanchal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Telangana. A P Hota, MD & CEO, NPCI said, participation of DCCBs is gradually bridging the gap between India and Bharat while facilitating financial inclusion initiatives for the country. RuPay’s customized services are aimed to transform the country’s cash dependent economy. It addresses the need of Indian consumers, merchants and banks and NPCI is fully aligned with the RBI’s vision of building a ‘Less Cash India’. Over 280 million RuPay card holders have an access to 2.2 lakh plus ATMs and over 1.2 lakh PoS terminals across the country.
