"The idea is to incentivise all kinds of digital payments, especially smaller transactions, in line with the government's plan of making India a less-cash economy," a source told TOI. The IT ministry is leading the government's efforts on digital payments and has been taking stock of initiatives to further popularise electronic payments.A recent meeting analysed digital payment transactions post demonetisation last November. The source, however, said it is not yet clear what route the government will suggest for providing the 2% incentive. "The matter is with the finance ministry. "The government is also considering other initiatives to push digital transactions .

Source: Times of India August 27, 2017 19:07 UTC