Digital Payments Surge to ₹11 Lakh Crore During Navratri Shopping

Navratri festivities coupled with recent GST cuts have fueled a historic boom in digital transactions in India. Payments touched ₹11.31 lakh crore in a single day, nearly ten times higher than average, as consumers embraced UPI and card-based spending for festival shopping. Analysts see this as a sign of deepening financial digitization across urban and rural India.