Srinagar, Sept. 17 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the government should ensure that any charges related to Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions do not burden the common people, while suggesting that companies could bear such charges.

On UPI MDR charges, Abdullah said such charges do not apply to everyone, and there are no charges for person-to-person money transfers. He added that individual consumers would not face charges unless they exceed a certain threshold.

"These charges do not apply to everyone. There are no charges for person-to-person money transfers. Furthermore, individual consumers will not face charges unless they exceed a certain threshold," he said.

Asserting that operating the UPI syste...