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Shri Pavan Guntupalli with Dr. Karan Garg during a TLGS interaction

Bharat Pulse Dialogues

Technology, AI & Digital Economy

Shri Pavan Guntupalli

Co-founder, Rapido

Rapido

Building mobility through technology.

The interaction

An exchange of perspectives.

Dr. Karan Garg in an interaction with Shri Pavan Guntupalli.

About the participant

Experience in context.

Pavan Guntupalli is a co-founder of Rapido. His entrepreneurial experience places technology, mobility and the practical needs of users within the same conversation.

Bharat Pulse perspective

The wider conversation.

This interaction is presented through Bharat Pulse’s lens on entrepreneurship and digital mobility: how organisations respond to user needs, grow their capabilities and navigate a changing public-policy environment.

EntrepreneurshipTechnology-led mobilityUser access

Bharat Pulse · Enterprise intelligence · 17 September 2026

Executive Agenda

Policy developments translated into commercial implications, decisions and practical next steps.

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UPI / MDR · Executive insight

UPI merchant economics: prepare the operating model, not just the price list

A merchant-charging transition puts payment acceptance economics, customer safeguards and settlement architecture on the executive agenda.

Reported October rollout · operating circular to confirm

Read the brief & business implications →Reviewed 17 September 2026

Insurance & bancassurance · Executive insight

Bancassurance: protect franchise value by redesigning distribution economics

Conduct controls, salesperson accountability and remuneration governance should be assessed together before the 2027 transition.

Conduct transition · 1 January 2027; remuneration changes require separate review

Read the brief & business implications →Reviewed 17 September 2026

DGFT & international trade · Executive insight

DGFT: origin evidence and export architecture are becoming commercial decisions

A new origin consultation and an inventory-based e-commerce framework put manufacturing evidence, exporter responsibility and working capital into sharper focus.

Origin consultation · separate export-framework implementation

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Bharat Pulse · TLGS Research · 2026-09-15

Continue exploring the sector

Official-source facts and TLGS perspectives, separated by status. An announced project is not an open bid; consultancy fees are distinct from the value of the underlying project.

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Prepared research edition. Advertised notices require current issuer, corrigendum and award-status checks. This is not an exhaustive live procurement feed or a statement that TLGS is retained on these projects.

Policy update

Biopharma SHAKTI: translate the Budget programme into concrete projects

Budget programme · implementation watch₹10,000 crore · five-year programme

Union Budget 2026–27 announced Biopharma SHAKTI with an outlay of ₹10,000 crore over five years.

Healthcare, Pharma & Life Sciences · Manufacturing, MSME & Industrial Policy · Education & Skills

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Bharat Pulse brief

IndiaAI Compute: a practical access-readiness brief

Operational service guidance

The IndiaAI Compute portal sets out an access process involving registration, eligibility verification and project details. Its guidance distinguishes approved project support from the portion payable by the user.

AI, Cybersecurity & Data Governance · Digital, Telecom & Electronics · Manufacturing, MSME & Industrial Policy · Education & Skills

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Policy update

Space-sector capital and partnerships: IN-SPACe watch

Established initiative · current call to verify₹1,000 crore · fund corpus

IN-SPACe’s official announcements record operationalisation of a ₹1,000 crore space-sector venture-capital fund with SIDBI in November 2025.

Defence, Aerospace & Homeland Security · Digital, Telecom & Electronics · Manufacturing, MSME & Industrial Policy · Financial Services, Capital Markets & Insurance

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