"The pilot program is now set to begin this month, according to a new report by the Times of India.""The TOI reported last week:"Government is set to roll out a pilot for Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) or ‘digital food currency’ under the free ration scheme to a limited number of beneficiaries in Chandigarh, Puducherry and three districts of Gujarat next month. Under this, beneficiaries will receive monthly digital food coupons directly into an [Reserve Bank of India] RBI-enabled digital wallet on their mobile phones and they will get the entitled free foodgrains from ration shops by simply scanning the shop owners’ QR code to redeem the coupons." FULL STORY at above link.