In a bid to promote cashless transactions in its departments, Haryana Government would introduce a software, which is being developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC) after getting feedback from all the departments.
Haryana Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Ram Niwas on Tuesday while presiding over a review meeting with the heads of the department (HoDs) in Gurugram said that the State Government is promoting cashless transactions through electronic mode of payment.
He directed the HoDs to hold regular meetings with the officers and employees under their control so as to link themselves with the cashless transaction system and also motivate them to adopt e-transaction in place of cash transactions.
He also directed them to install POS machines within one month to make their departments cashless or encourage government payments through PTM, e-Wallet, SBI Buddy, UPI or other mediums.
The Government has also announced rebate on using digital transactions under which anyone making payment of upto Rs2,000 through mobile, e-wallet and debit card would not be charged service tax, said Ram Niwas.
He made it clear that, the shopkeepers has to pay the charges for swipe of debit card on POS machines but usually it has been observed that the shopkeeper tried to charge this amount from the consumer.
He directed the officers of Excise and Taxation Department to hold meetings with various traders’ organizations to make the department cashless and also to encourage them for digital payment.
During the meeting, it was informed that Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam received Rs400 to Rs450 crore every month on account of payment of electricity bill in Gurugram out of which about Rs50 crore is paid through cash by the consumers. Gurugram Police has installed two POS machines so as to provide the facility of paying the amount of challan through digital system.
It is also assured that payment of all type of challans would be made digital by the police in the next one month.
So far, 23,217 applications have been received in the 1,857 camps organised by bankers in the districts from November 27 onwards. Out of these, 14,739 accounts had already been opened.
On this, Ram Niwas said that those who have not yet open bank accounts could open Jan-Dhan accounts on zero balance. He also directed the Additional labour Commissioner Jaiveer Arya to get the schedule of banks prepared with the assistance of leading district Managers for opening of bank accounts of factory workers so that banks could open their accounts by visiting in the factory concerned.
He also asked the officers to launch maximum awareness programmes so as to connect the people with digital transactions.