Payments ReportIndia payment statistics from RBI and NPCI

Others remittances by Indian residents under RBI's Liberalised Remittance Scheme: US$ 8.1 mn in August 2026, monthly since Apr 2008. Remittances for other permitted purposes. RBI's footnote (to February 2026) gives examples: subscriptions to journals, maintenance of investment abroad, student loan repayments and credit card payments. Until March 2009 it also counted education, travel, maintenance of close relatives and medical treatment.

Other purposes

Others: money sent abroad under LRS