EconomyIndian government touts digital payment of welfare benefits
PM Modi likely to get political lift from e-RUPI recipients, say analysts
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appears by video link at the launch of the digital payment system, e-RUPI, in New Delhi on Aug. 2. (Photo courtesy of the government of India)
KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer
NEW DELHI -- India's new cashless and contactless instrument for digital payments, the e-RUPI, which aims to provide leakproof welfare services, is expected to make doing business in the country more efficient and is likely to bolster Prime Minister Narendra Modi's political support, according to analysts.