Govt has left behind “chalta hai attitude†and adopted “badal sakta hai†vision: Thakur
New Delhi, July 26 (UNI): The Indan government has left behind the “chalta hai" (careless) attitude and adopted “badal sakta hai" (can change) vision, minister of state for finance and corporate affairs Anurag Singh Thakur said on Friday.
The launch of digital India and digital payments is to ensure more people can benefit from technology, especially in rural areas. He said the government had ensured that the advantages of technology are not restricted to a select few but are there for all sections of society.
Addressing a conference on Digital & Cashless Economy – The Future of India’s Digital Payments here, Thakur shared an incident where Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to Sri Krishna Temple in Guruvayur, Kerala last month and paid for the temple ceremonies in advance, through a digital transaction.
He said: “Through his action, he inspired the idea that temple, tradition and technology can coexist in New India. His actions inspired millions of temple visitors across India to go digital. This is how tradition meets technology.”
Thakur said by applying direct benefit transfer and Aadhaar-linked payments, the government has reduced delays in the payment of wages, curbed corruption and plugged up any leakages in the system.
He said to ensure digital literacy in every household, government has initiated the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan to make 60 million adults digitally literate in rural India of which more than 10 million people have already been trained.
The minister mentioned that Reserve Bank of India had released the Payment And Settlement Systems In India: Vision – 2019-2021 which aims to transform India into a cash-light economy and ensure that the country has a ‘state-of-the-art’ payment and settlement systems that are safe and secure.
“The West has transitioned from paper currency to plastic card currency. India will transition from paper currency to digital currency, much faster and with more volume anywhere seen in the world,” he added.
He also cautioned that with these disruptive transformations comes immense challenges of integrity and security of digital payment systems which is where there is a need to partner together, as government and industry.
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