DBT scheme dampens sale of certified paddy seeds...

The State government has adopted old system of selling seeds at subsidised rate after the 2016 fiasco.

The New Indian Express
Irony just got the #eRUPI - @NandanNilekani will be talking on "World Consumer Rights Day" with a theme of "Fair Digital Finance".
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RT @PIBConsumerFood
Department of Consumer Affairs to organize “Consumer Empowerment Week” from 14th to 20th March 2022 to celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1805317 @jagograhakjago @IndianStandards @PiyushGoyalOffc @PIB_India @DDNational @airnewsalerts
https://twitter.com/PIBConsumerFood/status/1502564030174892032
Department of Consumer Affairs to organize “Consumer Empowerment Week” from 14th to 20th March 2022 to celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav

Department of Consumer Affairs is organizing “Consumer Empowerment Week” from 14th to 20th March 202

Multi use is designing it for scams @DasShaktikanta @RBI We have already seen how #CoWIN beneficiary IDs have been abused.

Need protections alongside @dilipasbe #eRUPI
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RT @livemint
e-RUPI voucher limit hiked. What is this prepaid card and how to use it?

Read here: https://www.livemint.com/industry/banking/erupi-voucher-limit-hiked-what-is-this-prepaid-card-and-how-to-use-it-11644474922737.html?utm_source=share&utm_medium=social&utm…
https://twitter.com/livemint/status/1491681694583517184

e-RUPI voucher limit hiked. What is this prepaid card and how to use it?

The e-RUPI prepaid digital voucher was developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)

mint

Because @PwC_IN who will be partner in @WorldBank STARS program said so right? cc @databaazi
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RT @ccsindia
#eRUPI is the best tool for school #reimbursements as it is person- and purpose-specific @AshishDhawanCSF @Vidhi_India @CSF_India @TeachForIndia

To read more, https://bit.ly/3vQgjE6
https://twitter.com/ccsindia/status/1459516576068030466

#eRUPI - If somone else decides where can a message redeemed and by what terms - is it even money?
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RT @Snowden
Most of your money exists not as something folded in your wallet, but as an entry in a bank’s database, faithfully requested and rendered beneath the glass of your phone.

If someone else gets to decide *if* and *how* you can spend it, is it really yours?

https://edwardsnowden.substack.com/p/cbdcs
https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/1446890704622571525

Your Money and Your Life

Central Bank Digital Currencies will ransom our future

Continuing Ed — with Edward Snowden
#CashlessConsumer #RTI We asked #RBI about #eRUPI and #BBPS payment system authorisation.
#CashlessConsumer #RTI We asked #RBI about #eRUPI and #BBPS payment system authorisation.

Thank you @internetfreedom for this useful explainer. Agree on needing consultative approach for #eRUPI. While we are at it, @RBI must involve Parliamentary Standing comm on Finance on #CBDC & can't act autonomously. #eRUPI can't be stealth pilot

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RT @internetfreedom
On 2nd Aug '21, @PMOIndia launched e-Rupi vouchers — which are supposed to revolutionise India’s digital payments system and even assist in the delivery of COVID-19…
https://twitter.com/internetfreedom/status/1428961780638707719

Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) on Twitter

“On 2nd Aug '21, @PMOIndia launched e-Rupi vouchers — which are supposed to revolutionise India’s digital payments system and even assist in the delivery of COVID-19 vaccinations (!) So what is the #eRupi programme like? Here's what you need to know 👇🏽 1/n https://t.co/qsTJm4YpNC”

Twitter
Thank you @internetfreedom for this useful explainer. Agree on needing consultative approach being pushed into. While we are at it, @RBI must involve Parliamentary Standing comm on Finance on #CBDC & can't act autonomously. #eRUPI can't be stealth pilot
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RT @internetfreedom
On 2nd Aug '21, @PMOIndia launched e-Rupi vouchers — which are supposed to revolutionise India’s digital payments system and even assist in the delivery of C…
https://twitter.com/internetfreedom/status/1428961780638707719
Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) on Twitter

“On 2nd Aug '21, @PMOIndia launched e-Rupi vouchers — which are supposed to revolutionise India’s digital payments system and even assist in the delivery of COVID-19 vaccinations (!) So what is the #eRupi programme like? Here's what you need to know 👇🏽 1/n https://t.co/qsTJm4YpNC”

Twitter

A critique of patchwork #eRUPI in Welfare by a UBI enthusiast(?), former @iimb_official economics professor @bharatjjw

https://www.thehansindia.com/hans/opinion/news-analysis/e-rupi-the-cons-of-digital-payment-701761?infinitescroll=1

e-Rupi: The cons of digital payment

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