In a move aimed at deepening India’s digital transformation in education, the Ministry of Education has urged States and Union Territories to promote the use of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for fee payments in schools. The initiative seeks to simplify financial transactions for students and parents while promoting transparency and efficiency in school administration. Advertisement

The Department of School Education and Literacy, in a letter to States, UTs, and affiliated bodies such as NCERT, CBSE, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) and Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS), emphasized that adopting digital payment systems like UPI, mobile wallets, and net banking would make school fee submission more secure and convenient.

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