As per Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the limit for purchase of goods and services through a card are decided by the card-issuer bank. As apprised by Public Sector Banks (PSBs), the maximum limit of making payment through debit card for making a purchase has not been reduced by banks.

As apprised by Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Department of Revenue, the Government has taken various steps to move towards a less cash economy and reduce generation and circulation of black money. Finance Act, 2017, section 269ST, inserted in the Income-tax Act, 1961, provides that no person is permitted to receive an amount of ₹ 2 lakh or more:-

1. in aggregate from a person in a day;
2. in respect of a single transaction; or
3. in respect of transactions relating to one event or occasion from a person;

otherwise than by an account payee cheque or account payee bank draft or use of electronic clearing system through a bank account. Further, penalty provision at the rate of 100 per cent of such amount is applicable, if amount is received in violation of the above provisions of section 269ST of the Act.

This was stated by Shri Anurag Thakur, Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today

Prohibition on large cash receipts: payments above the statutory threshold must be non-cash, with strict penalty for violations. Reserve Bank guidance permits card-issuing banks to set debit-card purchase limits and public sector banks report no reduction in those limits. The Finance Act, 2017 introduced a statutory prohibition on receiving amounts at or above the prescribed cash threshold except by account-payee cheque, account-payee bank draft, or electronic clearing through a bank account, with a penalty equal to the amount for violations.