Bengaluru vendors replace UPI with cash to avoid GST crackdown

Bengaluru vendors are abandoning UPI payments and returning to cash transactions to avoid a GST crackdown. The Commercial Taxes Department is collecting UPI data from 2021 to 2025, targeting businesses exceeding ₹40 lakh turnover without GST registration. Vendors fear GST compliance could erase slim profit margins, with some using multiple UPI IDs to evade detection.