The State Government has formed a Mission at State level to increase digital payments (cashless transactions) under the Finance department. Responsibility to run the mission has been given to the managing committee.
This mission will review the arrangements made for training through different mediums in the state and its monitoring. Banks’ action for development of necessary infrastructure will also be reviewed by the mission. In addition to this, mission will review necessary infrastructure for connectivity coordinating with various telecom companies and data besides its monitoring.
Moreover, review of progress on action taken by the departments on the reports of committee formed by the state government beside availability of POS, machines and publicity arrangements made by the Public Relations Department to encourage digital payments will be made by the mission.
Additional Chief Secretary Finance has been appointed as Head of the Mission. Commissioner Agriculture Production, Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development, Additional Chief Secretary Panchayat and Rural Development, Additional Chief Secretary labour, Principal Secretary / Secretary, Commercial Taxes, Religious Trusts and Endowment, Culture, Ayush, Medical Education, Science and Technology, Higher Education, Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development, Urban Development and Housing, Cooperatives, Public Works, Public Relations, Food and Civil Supplies, Technical Education, School Education, Tourism and Commissioner Treasury and Accounts have been made members of the committee.
Commissioner cum Director Institutional Finance has been made Director Mission and Coordinator State level Bankers Committee Madhya Pradesh has been made member secretary. Meetings of the mission will be organised regularly.