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Amit Shah Launches India's First Central Bank Digital Currency
Original: HM Amit Shah launches country’s first, Central Bank’s digital currency to bring transparency in delivery mechanism
Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the country's first central bank digital currency, presented as a step toward greater transparency in the delivery of funds and welfare mechanisms. The move ties India to a growing list of nations experimenting with digital rupee-style state currencies, and officials frame it as a way to cut leakage and make transactions traceable.
Why now: The launch of a first-of-its-kind central bank digital currency by a senior minister is a significant development in India's financial and digital policy agenda.
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- HM Amit Shah launches country’s first, Central Bank’s digital currency to bring transparency in delivery mechanism · News On AIR
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