ROHTAK, Sept. 19 -- Petrol pump dealers in Haryana have threatened to halt cashless transactions across the state unless the proposed Rs.5 Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on UPI payments exceeding Rs.2,000 at fuel stations is withdrawn.

The All Haryana Petroleum Dealers Association (AHPDA), in a formal representation addressed to Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri, demanded a complete exemption from the additional charge, warning that the move would heavily squeeze dealers already operating on razor-thin margins.

The association insisted that petroleum outlets must continue to be covered under the existing zero-MDR facility for digital payments, while also advocating for spec...