---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nochur Ramanathan < Date: Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 5:13 AM Subject: Times of India Article FIrst cashless society in India will be in GOA
PANAJI: Goa is likely to become the first state in India to go cashless from December 31, as people will be able to buy perishables such as fish, meat, vegetables or anything else at the press of a button on their mobile. There will be no need to carry your purse for purchases and the profession of pickpocketers may become extinct soon, as all transactions will be done on the mobile. "The money on purchases will be debited to the person's bank account," chief secretary R K Srivastava <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/R-K-Srivastava> told STOI. One has to dial *99# from their mobile phone, not necessarily a smart phone, and follow the instructions to complete the transcation. This system is being introduced to transfer money to small vendors who do not have swipe machines. Swiping of ATM and credit cards at shops and establishments will also continue. A drive to create awareness on how to operate the cashless transaction for vendors and small shops and the public will commence on Monday at Mapusa and Panaji, in Goa. While cash transactions are not being banned, the move is to encourage a cashless society. Also, there will be no minimum limit on the cashless transfer of money. Chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar said no fees will be charged for any of these transactions over the mobile. Defence minister Manohar Parrikar <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Manohar-Parrikar> on Saturday held a meeting with government officials and all the major nationalized and private banks. During the meeting, Parrikar discussed the modalities to implement the cashless scheme in the state. Parrikar said at the Vijay Sankalp Rally at Sankhali on Friday that PM Narendra Modi <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Narendra-Modi>had a dream about a cashless society and "they told me that Goa can become the first state to go cashless". -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
