# X Posts September 2026 Part 3

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In mid‑September 2026 I replied on X about the economics and policy of India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI). I argued that banks should bear a flat fee, that a subsidy fund should be created from a slice of MDR fees, and that merchants should be shielded from MDR costs wherever possible.

UPI‑enabled merchants generate **1900 cr** profit, which is paid by banks that capture extra float and save cash‑handling costs.

Only transactions **> 2000 ₹** attract MDR; splitting a payment into smaller installments to stay below this threshold is legal and used by very small merchants.

For large merchants the UPI MDR rate is **0.02 % + GST** (not the erroneous 300 %).

A ₹2,360 transaction (₹2,000 + GST) incurs a fee of **9.44 ₹**, i.e. **0.40 %** of the total or **0.472 %** of the base amount.

I propose earmarking **5 %** of collected MDR fees to create a fund that makes UPI free for smaller merchants and in smaller towns.

My decisions flow from the observation that banks profit from float, so shifting a flat fee to them reduces the cost burden on merchants, while a modest 5 % fee‑based subsidy aligns with Parliament’s zero‑MDR law.

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