Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers Anath Kumar has announced opening of 200 Pradhanmantri Bhartiya Janoushdhi Kendras in the State at Digi-Dhan fair. He said that a MoU will be signed with Madhya Pradesh for this. He was inaugurating the Digi-Dhan fair held at Bittan Market here today. Series of Digi-Dhan fairs is being started in the State from Bhopal. later on Digi-Dhan fairs will be organised at Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur and Dewas. These fairs are being organised with an objective to encourage cashless transactions and to inform about the use of cashless transactions equipments and products.
Kumar said that Bengaluru is considered as Silicon Valley of Asia but now Madhya Pradesh has become the IT State. He informed that there is no scarcity of fertilisers in the country. Neem coated urea is easily available. He exhorted people to change their viewpoint and adopt cashless transactions.
Union Minister of State for Health Faggan Singh Kulaste terming the Digi-Dhan schemes as unique schemes said that use of information and technology is increasing in the entire State. Calling the decision of the Prime Minister as revolutionary, he said that it has been welcomed by the poor and honest people.
The Chief Minister expressed gratitude towards Ananth Kumar that the prices of fertilisers have not gone up due to his efforts and has stopped the long queue for fertilisers. Chouhan further mentioned that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become Global leader. Furthermore, Chouhan said that a person with the passion of patriotism and public welfare like the prime Minister can take historic decision of demonetisation.
Chouhan mentioned that the demonetisation decision was taken to control counterfeit notes, corruption, black money and terrorism. He said that possibilities of corruption can be eradicated by cashless transactions. He informed that 95 percent transactions in the mandis of the State have become cashless. Amount is being transferred into the bank accounts of the farmers directly and the Government also gets the tax from the cashless transactions, which is utilised to prepare schemes for the poor.
Chouhan mentioned that all the needy person will have housing facility till 2020. Tax on POS machines has been abolished. He urged the people to participate in the Digital Campaign of the Prime Minister and make economy of the State dynamic. He also administered pledge towards cashless transactions. Institutions which have become totally cashless were honoured on the occasion.
Country’s first E-Wallet ‘Sahkar Batua’ in the cooperative sector made by the Cooperative Department contributing towards Digital India Campaign was inaugurated on the occasion. Also S.M.S. based platform to provide offline transaction facility to the Bhopal Cooperative Bank was inaugurated.
Ananth Kumar drew lottery in the lucky customer scheme under the U.P.I., under which 286 customers of 7 banks were declared winners. Under the Adhaar payment system, Faggan Singh Kulaste drew the lottery and 506 customers of 39 banks were declared lucky winners. CM Chouhan drew Rupay card lucky draw and 14 thousand 198 customers of 266 banks were declared winners.