Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister, Ananth Kumar on Monday said all two lakh retailers and dealers of fertilisers would be made digital within next two months.
While farmers would also be provided fertilisers and seeds on cash payments, they would also have the option of making digital payments.
Kumar was speaking at the first ‘DigiDhan Mela’ organised to promote cashless transactions and less cash, in Gurugram. Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar lal Khattar and Union Minister of State for Planning, Rao Inderjit Singh, were also present on this occasion.
lauding the Chief Minister for introducing ‘IT culture’ and ‘e-culture’ in Haryana, Ananth Kumar said that the State had also emerged as an example for the rest of the country through the successful implementation of the ‘Beti bachao, Beti Padhao’ programme.
Khattar said demonetisation of currency had exposed black money and put a curb on counterfeiting, black marketing and corruption. He said that as the country was moving towards becoming a cashless society, Haryana had also been made digital and several initiatives were being taken to make certain processes simpler. As many as 170 services such as e-Registration, e-Return File, e-Mutation, e-C Form and e-locker are being provided in the State, he added.
Around 15,000 people selected through a lucky draw were awarded with cash prizes of Rs 1,000 for carrying out cashless transactions. Municipal Corporation, Gurugram, was also felicitated for fully adopting cashless transactions. Gram Panchayat Fajlipur Badli was also felicitated for all residents being covered under Aadhaar, having bank accounts and mobile phones and all shops in the village having cashless transaction facility.
Public Works (Building and Roads) Minister, Rao Narbir, Public Health Engineering Minister, Banwari lal and Chief Secretary, DS Dhesi, were also present on this occasion.