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No UPI Payments Above Rs 2,000 From October 16, Say Madhya Pradesh Petrol Pumps
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Fusion42 · 19 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
Petrol pump dealers in Madhya Pradesh plan to stop accepting UPI payments over Rs 2,000 from October 16 due to the introduction of a flat Rs 5 MDR charge on these transactions, which dealers say will increase their operational costs and affect around 4,700 pumps.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 2 sources have reported it.
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Petrol retailers in Madhya Pradesh face new mandatory fees that cut into thin margins, forcing a UPI payment cap. If you provide payment tools or services to retail fuel vendors, this limit changes your addressable market immediately.
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