States to offer GST cashbacks to consumers for cashless payments

The  GST Council on Saturday cleared a proposal to offer cashbacks to consumers on trial basis for digital payments through  Rupay cards,  BHIM app and UPI system to promote cashless transactions in rural and semi-urban areas. Volunteer states would roll out incentives on pilot basis for digital payments, and the GSTN, the IT backbone of the  GST network, and the National Payme…