In a major digital reform, the Ministry of Education has urged all states and Union Territories to adopt Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for school fee collections — a move aimed at streamlining and securing the financial transactions that millions of parents make each academic year. The directive, sent to states, UTs, and key educational bodies including NCERT, CBSE, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, and Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, calls for replacing outdated cash and manual processes with digital payment systems. Advertisement

Officials said the initiative would bring greater speed, transparency, and accountability to the education system while reducing the burden on parents and school administrations. “Transitioning from cash-based to digital payments will make school fee transactions fa

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