During the chaupal, held in the district's Dalpatpur tehsil, the Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs (Independent Charge) informed the attendees about benefits of digital transactions, propagating it as an "effective mission" to establish transparent economic system to fight black money.
Bank officials helped people present at the event in downloading various mobile applications related to digital payment, net and mobile banking and also made presentation on digital payment system, a statement said.
"Na nakad na udhar, karen digital len den aur karobar (neither in cash nor on credit, let's do digital transactions and business)," he raised the slogan while lauding the system, according to the statement.
"The Muslim and other sections should join this campaign and help eradicate the cancer of corruption," Naqvi said, adding the weaker sections of the society will benefit from the government's decision.
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Citing example of direct benefit transfer (DBT) system used by the Minority Affairs Ministry to dispense scholarships to students from minority communities, Naqvi emphasised that digital system can help remove middlemen and ensure benefits reach the deserving individuals.
The Union Minister said digital transactions will
strengthen taxation system as more people will become part of it.
Stating that several countries such as Sweden, France, Canada, Britain and Australia have become cashless economy, Naqvi said such a system can be implemented in India "easily".
However, the statement quoting the Union Minister, did not mention source of the statistics.
The second edition of the chaupal will be held in Delhi on December 21.