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Traders’ bodies to observe October 2 as ‘No UPI Day’ to protest against MDR

Mumbai, Sep 24 (UNI) The Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture (MACCIA) has called for observing October 2 (Gandhi Jayanti) as ‘No UPI Day’ to protest the proposed 0.4 per cent merchant discount rate (MDR) on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions above Rs 2,000, which is set to take effect from October 15, MACCIA President Ravindra Mangave said here on Thursday.
Various traders’ organisations across the country have also decided to protest on Gandhi Jayanti by following the path adopted by Mahatma Gandhi and covering UPI scanners, QR codes, sound boxes and other related devices with black cloth as a mark of protest.
“We have spoken to all traders’ associations in India and have decided to observe October 2 as ‘No UPI Day’, not only in Maharashtra but in other states as well,” MACCIA President Ravindra Mangave said, adding that MACCIA and its 500 affiliate traders’ associations plan to meet Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and place their demands before him.
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