Digital India challenge: Build on the gains, address shortcomings
The Tribune Editorial: Nearly 46 crore people and 6.5 crore merchants are using UPI.
Updated At : 07:10 AM Jul 02, 2025 IST
THE Digital India initiative was launched by the Narendra Modi government in 2015 with the aim of using technology to make life easier for every Indian. Over the past decade, the flagship project has played a key role in empowering citizens in more ways than one. Digital payments, in particular, have become virtually indispensable across the country. The numbers are staggering: in April this year, more than 1,860 crore UPI transactions worth around Rs 25 lakh crore were made; in 2023, India handled 49 per cent of the global real-time transactions; nearly 46 crore people and 6.5 crore merchants are using UPI.
