Archive · 17 Sep 2026
Omar Abdullah Rejects Congress Line on UPI Charges
Omar Abdullah is the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
He talked about whether people should pay charges when using UPI.
He said person-to-person money transfers do not have charges.
He also said individual users would not be charged unless they pass a certain limit.
Abdullah said operating UPI costs a lot of money.
This means he believes the system needs funding to keep running.
His view is described as different from the Congress position.
The report does not explain the Congress position in detail.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said not everyone would be charged for using UPI.
He said person-to-person money transfers are not charged.
Individual consumers would not be charged unless they exceed a certain ceiling limit, he said.
Abdullah said running the UPI system requires substantial funding.
His comments differ from the Congress line referenced in the report, though its position is not detailed.
- Who
- Omar Abdullah, the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister.
- What
- He said UPI charges would not apply to everyone and defended the need to fund the system.
- When
- Not specified in the report.
- Where
- Not specified in the report.
- Why
- Abdullah said running the UPI system is costly.
- Speaker
- Omar Abdullah
- Position
- Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
- Person-to-person transfers
- Not charged, according to Abdullah
- Individual consumers
- Would not be charged unless they cross a certain ceiling limit
- System cost
- Abdullah said running UPI requires a lot of money
- Political context
- His view was described as differing from the Congress line