New Delhi: Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Urban Development and Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation today addressed the officers of his Ministry regarding the steps being taken by the Government for facilitating a less cash economy and encouraging digital and online transactions. The initiative of the Government was an attempt to prevent delays through seamless transactions and end the menace of corruption and black money. He mentioned that the Government’s JAM (Jan Dhan, AADHAR & Mobile) initiative would also facilitate this transformation. In this context, he reiterated Hon’ble Prime Minister’s JAM vision which would ensure maximum penetration of technology among the masses and maximum empowerment for our poor.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Naidu urged all officers to provide counselling to their staff to move and adapt to a cashless and digital transactions reducing the role of physical money in day to day transactions. This exercise could also be conducted at the homes by officers and staff with the people associated in their day to day life as part of social responsibility. The Minister also mentioned few platforms available for digital transactions including Unified Payment Interface and Mobile Wallets.
Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting, Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore, Secretary I&B, Shri Ajay Mittal, Secretary Ministry of Urban Development, Shri Rajiv Gauba, Secretary Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Nandita Chatterjee, Senior officers from Ministry of I&B, Urban Development and Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation were also present in the meeting held at Vigyan Bhawan, NewDelhi.
A presentation on “Government – Citizen Transactions towards less cash economy including different platforms and methods of transaction was also made by Team NITI Ayog. The presentation was followed by a Question & Answer session, where doubts and queries were answered.
