(Appeal No. 167 – For the Proposed Safe ePay Day on April 11 | 148 Days to Go – UPI 10th Birthday on April 11, 2026)
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UPI @ 10
Countdown – The Joy of Safe ePayments for Every Child, Every Family, Every
Citizen
November 14 is a rare day where India’s heart and the
world’s health meet on the same calendar. Children’s Day celebrates hope,
imagination, learning, and the future. World Diabetes Day stands as a global
reminder of awareness, prevention, and lifestyle responsibility.
When both observances converge, they create a powerful
narrative:
The care we extend to every child today, and the awareness we cultivate as
adults, shape the nation’s future.
Safe ePay Day aligns naturally — because digital awareness, like health
awareness, begins with small daily habits that become lifelong discipline. 💙💳
Children’s Day × World Diabetes Day
× Safe ePay Day (Proposed)
UPI @ 10 | Appeal No. 167
| Awareness, Safety & the Future We Build Together
Children’s Day honours the dreams of India’s 260+ million
young citizens.
World Diabetes Day reminds us that health literacy is as crucial as academic
literacy.
Safe ePay Day extends this philosophy to digital life:
Digital awareness is the new life skill. Digital safety is the new health.
Both observances teach the same truth:
👉 Precaution protects.
Awareness empowers. Discipline sustains.
The UPI @ 10 movement inherits these values — transforming India’s digital
payments ecosystem into a model of citizen responsibility and national trust.
🟩 Observance Lines
November 14 – Children’s Day
🧒🌼 “A
future built on curiosity, safety, and the joy of learning.”
November 14 – World Diabetes Day (International)
💙🩺 “Awareness
today, healthier families tomorrow.”
🟦 Today’s Reflection: A Day for Hearts, Habits & Hope
1️⃣ Children’s Day – A Celebration of India’s
Youngest Citizens
Every November 14, India pays tribute to Pandit Jawaharlal
Nehru’s belief that children are the architects of the nation’s destiny.
Children’s Day celebrates:
• curiosity
• creativity
• equality of opportunity
• holistic well-being
• safe learning environments
• responsible digital upbringing
In 2025, childhood is not only about classrooms.
It is also about first interactions with smartphones, games, online videos, QR
codes, and digital habits.
Today’s children are:
📱 using digital tools
earlier
👁️ exposed to online risks
faster
🎒 learning from screens
daily
📡 trusting the digital
world naturally
This places a national responsibility on adults — to build
a safe, informed, child-friendly digital ecosystem.
Safe ePay Day reinforces this long-term vision.
2️⃣ World Diabetes
Day – Awareness as a Form of Protection
Established by the International Diabetes Federation &
WHO, World Diabetes Day (November 14) highlights:
• early detection
• nutrition awareness
• healthy habits
• preventive lifestyle choices
• importance of family support
• community-level health literacy
Diabetes is one of the world’s fastest-growing health
concerns.
But awareness, discipline, and timely action can save millions of lives.
Healthy habits → Healthy
outcomes.
Digital habits → Safe outcomes.
The philosophical alignment is clear:
👉 Preventive behaviour
strengthens national resilience — whether in health or digital life.
🟩 Why These Two
Observances Align Naturally with Safe ePay Day
Children’s Day teaches us to build a safe future.
World Diabetes Day teaches us to practice responsibility today.
Safe ePay Day stands at the intersection:
💳 Teach early. Practice
daily. Protect always.
Just as health literacy prevents long-term risks, digital
literacy prevents financial fraud, identity misuse, and behavioural
vulnerabilities.
The parallels are striking:
|
Children’s Day |
World Diabetes Day |
Safe ePay Day |
|
Early education |
Early detection |
Early digital awareness |
|
Safe childhood |
Healthy adulthood |
Safe digital adulthood |
|
Environment matters |
Lifestyle matters |
Online behaviour matters |
|
Family involvement |
Community involvement |
Nationwide involvement |
A secure India is built on health awareness + digital
awareness, both integrated into everyday behaviour.
🟩 UPI @ 10 Reflections – Children Are India’s First Digital
Generation
When UPI launched on April 11, 2016, it revolutionised
behaviour:
• taps replaced cash
• QR codes replaced queuing
• PINs replaced signatures
But the deeper transformation was cultural.
UPI became India’s largest platform of:
• digital learning
• behavioural discipline
• shared trust
• financial inclusion
Today’s children are growing in a UPI world — watching parents
pay the school fee, the electricity bill, the kirana shop, the autocare, even
the bus fare through UPI.
UPI is silently teaching them:
📒 convenience
🧠 alertness
🔐 privacy
🤝 trust
⏳ responsibility
This is why Safe ePay Day fits naturally into the UPI @ 10
celebrations.
Both aim to create a digitally responsible India.
🟩 Awareness as the New Childhood Lesson
Children must inherit a digital India where:
• every payment is safe
• every QR is verified
• every PIN is private
• every link is questioned
• every fraud attempt is recognised early
Just as children learn:
🪥 to brush daily
🧼 to wash hands
🚲 to ride safely
👩🏫 to
follow class discipline
They must also learn:
💳 to protect passwords
🔐 to recognise fraud
🛡️ to verify before paying
📵 to avoid sharing OTPs
Digital safety is now a national life skill.
🟩 The Appeal: April 11 – Safe ePay Day
(Proposed)
Through Appeal No. 167, I humbly propose to policymakers,
educators, parents, and civil society:
👉 Let
April 11 be an annual national observance dedicated to secure digital
behaviour.
Why April 11?
Because UPI’s first pilot launch took place on April 11, 2016 with 21
banks under NPCI, initiated in Mumbai under the leadership of Dr. Raghuram
Rajan.
Just as Children’s Day and World Diabetes Day nurture
responsibility in physical life, Safe ePay Day nurtures responsibility in
digital life.
Every citizen, from the youngest student to the oldest pensioner, should be
empowered to use ePayments:
• safely
• consciously
• confidently
💳 Safe
ePay Day — because awareness is the new literacy, and safe behaviour is the
true wealth of a digital nation.
🟨 Today’s Inspiration
💙🧒💳 “Teach
responsibility early. Practice awareness daily. Protect the future always.”
🟧 Closing Reflection
With 148 days to go for UPI’s 10th birthday on April
11, 2026, today reminds us of the two pillars of national progress:
• the children who will inherit the future, and
• the awareness that keeps families healthy and secure.
In the journey of national development:
🧠 every lesson becomes a
life skill
💙 every precaution becomes
protection
💳 every safe payment
becomes a certificate of trust
Children deserve a safe India — in their classrooms, in their
homes, and online.
Families deserve a healthier India — through awareness and preventive care.
Citizens deserve a safer digital India — through informed and vigilant
behaviour.
A responsible nation is not built in a day.
It is built in the daily choices we make — in health, in learning, and in
digital life.
📚 Additional
Reading & Official Sources
• Children’s Day – Britannica (Jawaharlal Nehru &
significance) → https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jawaharlal-Nehru
• UN / WHO – World Diabetes Day → https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-diabetes-day
• International Diabetes Federation (IDF) → https://idf.org/world-diabetes-day
• NCPCR – Child Rights & Safety Resources → https://ncpcr.gov.in
• UNICEF India – Child Development & Digital Safety → https://www.unicef.org/india
🙏 Salutation and Closing Note
With warm regards and continued commitment to health
awareness, child safety, digital trust, and citizen empowerment,
The Joy of Safe ePayments
Nayakanti
Prashant – Citizen Advocate, Safe ePay Day
“Let’s make April 11 a global symbol of care — in payments, in
protection, in progress.”
And yes — no Vada Pav 🍔
till Safe ePay Day takes off in flight! 😄
🌿💳🧠🌍Appeal for Safe ePay Day 🌟
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References
1️⃣
Nayakanti, P. (2025, Sept 7). National Buy a Book Day and Safe ePay Day Medium
2️⃣ Nayakanti, P. (2025, Aug 13). 218th
Lalbagh Flower Show via RV Road Interchange! Blogger
3️⃣ LinkedIn Profile
🪞 Disclaimer:
The only Joy is “Joy of Safe ePayments.” Nothing More –
Nothing Less.
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