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CBDC loans now on kisan credit cards

MUMBAI: RBI has proposed sweeping changes to the kisan credit card (KCC) framework, including the use of central bank digital currency or e-Rupee for farm credit, as part of its draft Commercial Banks–Kisan Credit Card Scheme Directions, 2026, aimed at widening access, improving flexibility, and tightening safeguards for small and marginal farmers.Under the draft directions,…

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NPCI says programmable CBDC already live

BENGALURU: At India Blockchain Week in Bengaluru on Monday, Rahul Sanskrityayan, Specialist Consultant for Blockchain at NPCI, said the Reserve Bank of India’s programmable central bank digital currency (CBDC) is already live with participating banks and is being used by the government for targeted subsidy transfers.Sanskrityayan said programmable CBDC allows funds to be restricted for…

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