GSTN Enables UPI and Card Payments for GST Across 27 States and UTs

The article reports that the GSTN has enabled taxpayers across 27 Indian states and Union Territories to make GST payments using Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and debit/credit cards. (CAclubindia) The rollout covers a wide list of states (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal) and supports payment networks (RuPay, Visa, MasterCard, Diners) and numerous banks (Axis, HDFC, ICICI, Kotak, Canara, Union Bank, Indian Bank, IDFC First, Bandhan, Karur Vysya, Karnataka Bank, Dhanlaxmi, South Indian). (CAclubindia) The move is aimed at simplifying the GST payment process—reducing dependency on net-banking/NEFT/RTGS—thus making compliance faster and more user-friendly for both small businesses and individual taxpayers. The article notes that remaining states and banks will be onboarded in due course, pointing to a phased national rollout of the digital payment infrastructure for GST fees.