How many of us have misplaced or inadvertently damaged the food coupons that we get as part of our salary? Or ended up discovering these long past the due date and rued over the fact that they cannot be used? Or have been forced to look for change while paying, as the coupon amount is not a round figure? All this will soon be a thing of the past.
The Reserve Bank of India (c) has done its bit by proposing to digitise meal coupons, in its draft guidelines on pre-paid instruments. Companies in this space have already started issuing