This. If digital rupee is given right ui/ux, promoted right way. Given offers to use, which most of Indian population is mad after, I don't see reason why it wouldn't get popular.
The BHIM UI is clunky enough, but the Indian government employed devs are capable of doing much better had they been given better payments. Still I agree that with a proper UI it can go far. #PayTheDevs
We might see another global pandemic on its way from the same country where COVID-19 started. If that happens then the government won't be required to promote digital rupee as it will get the same response as UPI did in the past. The CBDC in China has less use locally but has a lot of use for international payments and big business transactions. I think the path forward for our CBDC will be the same or if UPI does not remain free then CBDC transactions will take a big leap in our economy for sure.
Lets hope that does not happen in reality, one pandemic every century is enough to wipe out and entire nation, thanks to the development in science this one could be controlled within a couple of years.
I was not aware of CBDC in China, but if their CBDC is involved with international transactions and watching our PM be in "flight mode" resumption after the pandemic here, possible they will try to replicate the same here and are involved in talks about the same.