Only Raghuram Rajan himself can explain the reasons and motives, I can only speculate. My guess is, that he is desperate to become India’s next PM if not FM
The Payments Council of India (PCI), a representative body of the non-banking payment industry in India, welcomed the RBI's move to enable the issuing of tokens for cards via internet and commercial banks.
SBI’s Chief Economic Advisor, Ghosh added that the first quarter of 2023-24 saw a huge increase in capital expenditure both by the centre (63%) and the states (41%).