Overview

• The Department of School Education and Literacy issued a letter on October 11 encouraging digital fee collection through UPI, mobile wallets, and net banking.
• States and Union Territories, along with NCERT, CBSE, KVS, and NVS, were asked to explore and implement mechanisms for digital payments in schools.
• The move is framed as part of the Ease of Schooling effort to modernize financial transactions in education.
• Officials cite benefits such as convenience for families, better transparency, accurate records, and smoother auditing for schools.
• The initiative aligns with the vision of a digitally empowered education system under Viksit Bharat by 2047 and aims to build financial and digital literacy.