Shaktikanta Das, Governor of the RBI (Reserve Bank of India), the Indian Central Bank, has launched a pilot project of Digital version of Indian Rupee (CDBC) from November 1, 2022.
This project was announced on 7 October, and there was no delay of the project coming into effect. This digital rupee will be used to settle secondary market transactions in government securities.
The focus has been on making the inter-bank market more efficient and reducing settlement risk. The RBI has nominated Nine banks for this task -
State Bank of India, HDFC, Union Bank, ICICI, Kotak Mahindra, Bank of Baroda, HSBC, IDFC First Bank and Yes Bank.
This project was announced on 7 October, and there was no delay of the project coming into effect. This digital rupee will be used to settle secondary market transactions in government securities.
The focus has been on making the inter-bank market more efficient and reducing settlement risk. The RBI has nominated Nine banks for this task -
State Bank of India, HDFC, Union Bank, ICICI, Kotak Mahindra, Bank of Baroda, HSBC, IDFC First Bank and Yes Bank.