Naidu said the platform has already attracted interest even before its official launch, with around 2,000 customers waiting for the service.

The Enforcement Directorate has conducted searches at two locations in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, over alleged misuse of around ₹5.10 crore in foreign funds received from a Belgium-based organisation. The ED says the funds were allegedly received without mandatory FCRA registration and may have been used for purposes different from those declared n18oc_india News18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube

The controversy followed an incident in which Singh allegedly consumed a poisonous substance outside the Sangrur DC office and was subsequently hospitalised.

Sitharaman said the MDR is a charge levied by service providers to improve the system and provide better service, not for small transactions.