RBI launches mission Har Payment Digital

Current Context: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das launched 'Har Payment Digital' mission on March 6, 2023 as part of Digital Payments Awareness Week (DPAW) 2023.The mission aims to make every citizen a user of digital payment by reinforcing its ease and convenience and facilitating onboarding of new consumers into the digital payment system.

The mission will run till Vision 2025, which has its theme as "E-Payments for Everyone, Everywhere and Everytime".
Various campaigns highlighting the digital payment channels available are being planned by banks and non-bank payment system operators.
The RBI Governor said that digital payments have grown exponentially in India in terms of volume, value and innovation in recent years.
He also said that digital payments have helped in enhancing financial inclusion, reducing cash dependence and promoting transparency.