Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) is the fee borne by the merchant for using credit and debit card payment system. To encourage digital transactions, Ministry of Electronics and information technology (MEITY) had announced that from 1 January 2018 for the next two years, it'll bear the MDR fees of merchants, for payments up-to Rs.2,000/- IF such payment is made via debit card, BHIM or Aadhar enabled payment system.