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The Digital India Will Soon Get The Digital Rupee

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 ~Preet The writer and the publisher have no rights to this image. This image has been taken from,  Digital-Rupee-–-Its-Understanding.jpeg The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will shortly launch restricted pilots of the e-rupee, also known as Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) or digital rupee, for specified use cases. It has hinted at two major categories for the usage of e-rupee for various transactions — retail and wholesale.  The CBDC is defined by the RBI as a digital representation of currency notes issued by a central bank. It is a sovereign or completely autonomous currency issued by the country's central bank (in this case, the RBI) in line with monetary policy. CBDC will be recognised as a means of payment and legal tender by all three parties - individuals, government agencies, and businesses - once it is formally issued. Because it is government-backed, it may be readily exchanged for money or notes from any commercial bank. The RBI is not enthusiastic about the e-rupee.
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The Reserve Bank of India's $5 billion dollar-rupee swap idea. ~Preet. As part of its liquidity management programme, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently held a USD 5 billion dollar-rupee swap auction. This action will result in the injection of dollars and the evaporation of the rupee from the financial system. This will relieve inflationary pressures and boost the rupee. It is a forex technique in which the central bank purchases another currency with its own currency or vice versa. Swap of Dollars and Rupees: The central bank purchases dollars (US dollars or USD) from banks in exchange for Indian rupees (INR) and then immediately enters into a counter-deal with banks pledging to sell dollars at a later date. When the central bank sells dollars, it pulls out an equivalent amount of rupees, diminishing rupee liquidity in the economy. Because the transaction conditions are predetermined, there are no exchange rate or other market risks with these swap transactions.  The RBI so