Comment by nonethewiser

>India is forced to subsidize farmers to the tune of $37B JUST for urea. Governments routinely offer free bus services to women, free cash handouts to women, free electricity to farmers (who then use the power to pump out groundwater and grow paddy in areas otherwise not suitable for it). The list goes on.

>A $1B subsidy to eliminate friction on the payment front is peanuts.

These are entirely independent issues.

Should India subsidize farmers like this? IDK, maybe

Should India charge fees on UPI payments? IDK, maybe