In a bid to push for digital transactions, Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) which is the flagship unit of the public sector giant Steel Authority of India ltd (SAIl) has installed eight Point of Sale (POS) machines to facilitate cashless transactions, plant officials informed on Saturday.
Two POS machines have been installed in Town Services Dept, two in Nandini Mines, and one each in Bhilai Niwas, Education Dept., Maitri Bagh and in JlN Hospital & RC.
“While Maitri Bagh attracts a large number of visitors from nearby areas, the Plant’s JlN Hospital too has large number of private patients coming for treatment, both from within the township as also nearby and far away areas of the region. The Town Services Dept. too has a substantial number of financial dealings with private and third-party residents in the township,’’ the officials added.
In the next stage, six numbers of POS machines would soon be installed in the Plant’s mining township of Rajhara and Hirri.
In accordance with the Govt of India’s Digital India drive and Ministry of Steel’s directives to ensure cashless transactions, Steel Authority of India ltd has committed to popularise cashless transactions in all its public dealings across all plants and units under its umbrella. Chairman’s secretariat and SAIl Corporate Office, New Delhi has accordingly directed all units of SAIl to go all out for cashless transactions.
In its drive to go cash-less in its various financial transactions, a number of steps have been initiated by Bhilai Steel Plant to achieve the objective. Towards this end, a workshop on Digital & Cashless Transactions was organised by the Plant’s Finance Dept and Human Resource Development Centre, Bhilai on December 14 where a resource team from State Bank of India was in attendance to present the various digital/cashless options before an audience comprising of employees of Bhilai Steel Plant from different areas of the Plant.
Several activities for awareness and publicity of cashless transaction drive are also being taken up by Bhilai Steel Plant including display of posters and banners in those areas/offices where POS machines are being installed. Display of banners/hoardings in the township is also being taken up. In addition, thrust will be made to promote cashless transactions as part of the CSR activities in the nearby villages to popularise the concept and use of digital transactions.