Supporting MeitY’s Digidhan Mission to accelerate the adoption of digital payments across India
Supporting MeitY’s Digidhan Mission to accelerate the adoption of digital payments across India
CDFI continues to provide strategic advisory and research support to the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) under the Digidhan Mission, an initiative launched to make India a less-cash, digitally empowered economy. The mission focuses on building a secure, inclusive, and interoperable national digital payments ecosystem through awareness, adoption, and accessibility.
Nationwide coverage through Digidhan Mission
Region
Start Date
1 February 2022
Status
Ongoing
Lead Partner
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY)
Benefeciaries
Citizens, merchants, government departments, and ecosystem stakeholders
Empowering India to go cashless, one transaction, one citizen, one ecosystem at a time.
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY)
Under the Digidhan Mission, CDFI supports MeitY through a multi-dimensional approach that combines research, policy design, monitoring, and ecosystem development. The support includes designing and evaluating digital payment schemes, enabling infrastructure across ministries and states, and creating awareness programs to encourage adoption among citizens and merchants. CDFI’s expertise ensures that India’s digital payment journey remains secure, scalable, and inclusive.
Success of our ongoing partnership with MeitY
Nationwide Mission Support
Supporting the Digidhan Mission since 2017 to accelerate India’s shift toward digital transactions.
Infrastructure Enablement
Advising MeitY in strengthening digital payment acceptance infrastructure across ministries, departments, and states.
Policy and Incentive Design
Helping MeitY conceptualise and evaluate innovative incentive schemes to promote cashless payments.
Built for scale. Designed for inclusion.
Cross-Ministry Collaboration
Working with central and state departments to embed digital payments into public delivery systems.
Ecosystem Strengthening
Supporting MeitY in fostering partnerships with banks, fintechs, and service providers.
Incentivising Change
Advising on new policy-driven mechanisms to reward digital payment adoption.
Features of the Implementation
Advisory and research partnership under MeitY’s Digidhan Mission
Assistance in target setting and performance monitoring
Infrastructure enablement for payment acceptance
Policy design and incentive framework creation
Awareness and education initiatives for citizens and merchants
Evaluation of proposals under the digital payment domain
Benefits of the Implementation
Boosted adoption of digital payments across government and citizen interfaces
Strengthened the foundation for a secure, cashless economy
Enhanced inter-ministerial coordination for ecosystem-wide impact
Improved transparency and traceability in financial transactions
Supported India’s vision for a Digital Bharat
How the solution bought an impact of scale
Pregnant and lactating mothers benefitted
15
MN+
Pregnant and lactating mothers benefitted
15
MN+
Pregnant and lactating mothers benefitted
15
MN+
Awards and Recognitions
Research
Meghalaya government won the Skoch Award. The award was won in theGold category to Improve Social Parameters’ in the state’s South West Garo Hills region.
Research
Meghalaya government won the Skoch Award. The award was won in theGold category to Improve Social Parameters’ in the state’s South West Garo Hills region.
Research
Meghalaya government won the Skoch Award. The award was won in theGold category to Improve Social Parameters’ in the state’s South West Garo Hills region.
Research
Meghalaya government won the Skoch Award. The award was won in theGold category to Improve Social Parameters’ in the state’s South West Garo Hills region.
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