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DPI Brief — June 28, 2026 India’s Digital Public Infrastructure ecosystem saw significant cross-layer momentum this week, spanning digital health, commerce, document verification, cross-border payments, identity, and cybersecurity. Here are the five most impactful updates. Aarogya Setu 2.0 — From Contact Tracing to Personal Health Record Platform [L5] Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda is set to launch the revamped Aarogya Setu 2.0 on June 29, transforming what was once a COVID-19 contact-tracing app into a comprehensive personal health record platform. The redesigned application serves as a single digital gateway into the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) ecosystem, allowing users to create and manage ABHA accounts, store health records, and use the ‘scan and share’ facility for digital registration at healthcare facilities. ...

DPI Deep Dive — Saturday | June 27, 2026 Exploring L6 — Governance & Grievance (DARPG, CPGRAMS, eOffice) The Week in Governance DPI: AI Chatbots, International Partnerships, and a Push for State-Level Adoption This week has been remarkably active for India’s governance and grievance redress infrastructure. From high-level bilateral talks on digital governance to the continued rollout of AI-powered grievance tools and preparations for the country’s premier e-governance conference, the L6 layer of India’s Digital Public Infrastructure is showing clear signs of accelerating modernisation. Here are the five most significant developments. ...

DPI Deep Dive — Sectoral Infrastructure | June 26, 2026 Layer L5: Sectoral Infrastructure — ABHA, AgriStack, eCourts, and the building blocks that digitise India’s sector-specific services. 1. AgriStack Hits 10 Crore Farmer IDs — A Historic DPI Milestone On June 24, the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer’s Welfare announced that AgriStack has crossed 10 crore Farmer IDs, each a verified digital identity linked to Aadhaar and land records. This is a landmark moment for India’s Digital Public Infrastructure — not just for agriculture, but for the entire DPI philosophy of using digital identity as a gateway to service delivery. ...

DPI Brief — June 26, 2026 1. India-Myanmar UPI Interoperability and Currency Swap Discussions (L2) India and Myanmar are deepening their financial connectivity through two parallel tracks: payment system interoperability and a bilateral currency swap arrangement. On June 23, the Governor of Myanmar’s Central Bank met with India’s Ambassador in Nay Pyi Taw to review progress on enabling interoperability between India’s UPI QR and RuPay systems and Myanmar’s MMQR payment infrastructure. The collaboration involves the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the Central Bank of Myanmar’s MMQR Consortium, and the Myanmar Payment Union (MPU). Separately, both sides are drafting an agreement for a bilateral Rupee-Kyat currency swap between their central banks, which would facilitate direct trade settlement without relying on third-party currencies. If finalised, Myanmar would join the growing list of countries linking into India’s UPI ecosystem — which now spans nine nations including UAE, Singapore, France, and Cambodia. ...

DPI Deep Dive — Thursday | June 25, 2026 L4: Commerce & Logistics — ONDC, GeM, and the Democratisation of Digital Trade This week in India’s Commerce & Logistics layer of Digital Public Infrastructure has been one of the most active in recent memory. From ONDC closing a landmark ₹430 crore funding round and launching metro ticketing with Uber, to GeM signing two significant partnerships expanding multilingual access and rural procurement, and DigiDukaan going live in Jaipur — the momentum is unmistakable. Below, we unpack five major developments. ...

DPI Brief — June 25, 2026 Quick Commerce Explosion Reshapes India’s Digital Commerce Landscape (L4) India’s quick commerce sector — already valued at $11 billion — is seeing unprecedented acceleration. Walmart’s Flipkart announced plans to expand its “Flipkart Minutes” micro-fulfillment network to 1,500 dark stores by end of 2026, opening nearly 100 stores per month. Currently operating in over 130 cities, the platform has already crossed 1,000 dark stores this week. Meanwhile, Amazon is expanding its quick commerce services to 300 Indian cities, signalling a decisive push into tier-2 and tier-3 markets. Both giants are late entrants to a sector dominated by domestic players like Blinkit, Zepto, and Swiggy’s Instamart, but their scale and capital could reshape the competitive dynamics entirely. This rapid physical infrastructure buildout has significant implications for ONDC’s open-network model — as quick commerce drives digital payments adoption deeper into smaller cities, the interoperable commerce stack becomes more critical than ever. The sector’s growth is underpinned by UPI’s dominance in digital payments, which is projected to power approximately 90% of all digital transactions by FY 2027. ...

DPI Deep Dive — Wednesday | June 24, 2026 India’s L3 DPI layer — Documents & Data Exchange — had a blockbuster week (June 17–24, 2026). From state-level Family IDs going digital to 68 electricity DISCOMs joining DigiLocker, and a high-profile global spotlight at VivaTech 2026 in Paris, the infrastructure that powers paperless governance is expanding at an unprecedented clip. 1. Mahasarathi (Family ID) Lands on DigiLocker — 14 Crore Maharashtra Residents Get Digital Access In what is arguably the most significant L3 development this week, the Government of Maharashtra’s Mahasarathi (Family ID) credential was officially integrated with DigiLocker on June 17. The announcement came via a PIB release from Mumbai, confirming that residents across the state can now access their Family ID — a consolidated household credential — directly through India’s flagship digital document wallet. ...

DPI Brief — June 24, 2026 1. Tata Electronics Cyber Breach Exposes Supply Chain Vulnerabilities in India’s Electronics Manufacturing (L7: Trust / CERT-In) Tata Electronics confirmed a major cybersecurity incident after ransomware group World Leaks published over 200,000 stolen files on the dark web, allegedly containing component designs and manufacturing specifications belonging to customers Apple and Tesla[^1]. The breach, which Tata said it detected “a few weeks ago,” raises serious questions about the security of India’s electronics manufacturing supply chain — a sector the government has aggressively promoted through production-linked incentive (PLI) schemes. Apple’s cybersecurity team is actively investigating the incident and may recommend security changes to its India manufacturing partners[^2]. CERT-In, India’s nodal cyber incident response agency under MeitY, has been reportedly informed. The incident underscores a growing risk: as India positions itself as a global manufacturing hub, supply chain cybersecurity becomes a critical DPI trust layer concern. The 630 GB of allegedly leaked data includes manufacturing blueprints, quality inspection standards, and employee passport data[^3]. ...

DPI Deep Dive — Tuesday | June 23, 2026 Layer 2: Payments & Financial Rails Sector coverage: NPCI, UPI, RuPay, cross-border payments, payment infrastructure Analysis window: June 16–23, 2026 Story 1 — NPCI Launches Drunix: An Open-Source Blockchain Platform for Tokenisation Date: June 17, 2026 | Source: Business Standard, NPCI The National Payments Corporation of India unveiled Drunix, an open-source blockchain platform built as an enhanced fork of Hyperledger Fabric, marking a significant expansion beyond its core payments mandate. Drunix is designed to help enterprises build and scale tokenisation platforms, digital asset ecosystems, and multi-organisation blockchain networks. ...

DPI Brief — June 23, 2026 NPCI Plans Unified E-Mandate Tracking Across All UPI Apps The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is set to unify UPI e-mandate management for all third-party application providers (TPAPs), enabling users to view and manage their recurring subscriptions from a single dashboard regardless of which app they use. Currently, UPI AutoPay mandates are siloed within individual apps — a user with subscriptions on PhonePe, Google Pay, and Paytm has to check each app separately to track or cancel recurring payments. The move addresses a long-standing consumer pain point and could significantly boost transparency in the UPI AutoPay ecosystem, which has seen rapid growth in SIPs, utility bill payments, and subscription services. NPCI’s Data Science team highlighted the initiative at a recent public event, positioning it alongside the unified “UPI Help” complaint resolution system. No firm rollout timeline has been announced yet. ...