NITI Aayog constitutes Chandrababu Naidu Committee to promote cashless society, digital economy

The NITI Aayog has constituted a 13 member Committee on promotion of cashless society and digital economy. It will be headed by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu. Chief Ministers of Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Sikkim, Puducherry and Maharashtra representing different ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016

Akodara: India’s first Digital Village

Akodara, a small village in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat has earned the distinction of becoming the country’s first digital village. The village with a small community of 1200 people has gone completely cashless. The village was adopted and developed by ..

FM asks banks to push for cashless transactions

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has asked banks to push for cashless transactions by promoting digital banking in mission mode. Post demonetisation, the government not only aims to weed out black money but also encourages digital payments to steer the Indian ..