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Post Office Digital Payment: The Department of Posts (India Post) has announced that from August 2025, the facility of digital payment will be started in post offices across the country. This means that now Post offices can be paid through UPI, QR code and online transactions.
Post Office Digital Payment: The Government of India is now going to give a strong direction to the Digital India Mission. The Department of Posts (India Post) has announced the implementation of digital payment in post offices across the country from August 2025. That is, now the post office can also be paid through UPI, QR Code and online transactions. Till now millions of post offices of the country were deprived of digital payment system, as their bank accounts were not linked to Unified Payment Interface (UPI). But now this situation is going to change.
Why was the digital payment not being made till now: Post offices did not have technical facilities to connect their customers interfaces with digital payments. That is, when a person used to buy a service or product from the post office, he could only pay with cash or card. The option to pay through UPI or scanning was not available. However, the first post office had tried to install a stable QR code at its sales centers, but it had to be stopped due to technical shortcomings and customer complaints.
What will change now?: According to government sources, a new digital system has been developed under the ‘IT 2.0’ project, which supports the QR code based payment. This system will now be implemented across the country from August 2025. Its trial run has been done in Karnataka Circle. During the mail booking at the post offices of Mysore and Bagalkot, the facility of payment through QR code was successfully provided.
Which will be given to the people? : Now while taking service from the post office, you will be able to scan UPI and pay. The hassle of cash transactions will end and payment will be confirmed immediately, receipt will also be received. Digital integration will be boosted in rural and urban areas and the services available in the post office will become even faster and reliable.
Post offices are one of the oldest and comprehensive networks in India. Due to digital digital of more than 1.5 lakh post offices, the reach of digital payment system in rural India will increase further. This step will not only increase the facility of customers, but will also strengthen the government’s cashless economy.