Is ‘Cashless’ the Road Ahead towards Digital India?

• by Sunil Bhat, Mohit Saini, Anil Gupta, Samveet Sahoo, Shweta Menon and NPCI
• Aug 8, 2017
• 1 min
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This case-study will provide you a sneak-peek to the journey of the creation of the first “cashless” panchayat in Odisha.

Presently, India is undergoing a Digital Revolution. As the Government of India, under its “Digital India” campaign, continues to promote accessibility and usage of digital modes of payments across India, MicroSave partnered with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to transform Karangamal Panchayat (Odisha) into “less-cash” Panchayat. This initiative is a part of the ambitious “Financial Literacy” project of NPCI, which aims to digitally enable panchayats across the country, and encourage active and sustaining village level participation. This case-study will provide you a sneak-peek to the journey of the creation of the first “cashless” panchayat in Odisha.