The Government of India to launch the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in the Union Territories of Chandigarh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli

India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

The Government of India will launch the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) in the Union Territories of Chandigarh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli on 14 August 2026. The launch will be graced by Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Pralhad Joshi, Governor of Punjab and Administrator, U.T. Chandigarh, Shri Gulab Chand Kataria, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan; Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Smt. Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya, and other dignitaries.

The launch of CBDC-bas...