Chief Minister Raman Singh on Monday personally visited Raipur’s busiest Malviya Road market and made cashless payments for purchases made by him.
On the occasion, he also dedicated 'Smart Bazaar-Smart Raipur' at the Jaistambh Chowk and Ravi Bhawan in the city.
Notably, there are a total of 530 shops located at the Ravi Bhawan and the consumers are provided with POS, UPIA and other modes of cashless digital payments, officials informed.
Singh purchased a cover for his mobile phone apart from a pen and a packet of 'Namkeen' at a shop.
He congratulated the shop-keepers for joining the cashless mode of payments.
Singh added that after several years he had the opportunity of purchasing items of his choice.
The Chief Minister also dedicated Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC) App 'More Raipur' on the occasion. The citizens can obtain details of payments made to municipal body via this App.
Singh later also presented certificates of 'Digital Army Ambassadors' to eight candidates.The Chief Minister walked through the Malviya Road and called upon the citizens to adopt cashless transactions. MlA Srichand Sundrani, Chhattisgarh Chamber of Commerce and Industries Chairperson Amar Parwani, corporators , office-bearers of business organizations, Chief Minister's Joint Secretary Rajat Kumar, Raipur District Collector OP Choudhary, Raipur Municipal Corporation Commissioner Rajat Bansal and a large number of citizens were also present.