The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (DET) has decided to provide funding to agencies and companies working to promote virtual payment systems in the agro-processing, fruit and vegetable industry supply chain.
Based on the proposal to apply for applications from these agencies, the Ministry will develop a complete map of these up and down streams of supply chains, their raw materials purchases, sales and their interactions with marketplaces, including government e-mail. E-National Agricultural Market).
The cost must also be digitally. This includes awareness and capacity building with the ship’s passengers, ”the ministry added.
In addition, players working to provide the same offline payment solutions for limited areas and geographies will be considered for financial assistance, the ministry said.
“Lack of internet connection, or distortion, is a major obstacle to receiving digital payments, especially in remote areas. You can increase the adoption of digital payments using options, cards, wallets or mobile devices to make offline payments. In these districts, capacity building programs and promotional campaigns aimed at training traders focused on women entrepreneurs were invited.
In addition to smartphones that are easily accessible for digital payment infrastructure and digital payment systems, he called for suggestions from players working to bring digital payments to phones or local languages.
Payment by feature phone is mainly due to the fact that digital payments through feature phones are not easy and very complicated. Safety and reduction rates are another area of concern. It invites ways to increase the use of mobile phones to make digital payments by creating awareness, finding new usage issues and making pilots, ”the ministry said.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has set a target of 1,500 kroner for the current fiscal year.
Digital payments have more than doubled in recent years. I will mark 1,500 kroner for a plan to provide additional incentives for digital transactions, financial incentives for the promotion of digital payment events, ”she said in a statement.
Map of supply chains
In an attempt to promote digital payments, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MIT) has decided to provide funding to agencies and companies working to promote virtual payment systems in the agro-processing, fruit and vegetable supply chain.
Based on the proposal to request applications from these agencies, the Ministry will develop a complete map of these up and down streams of supply chains, their raw materials purchases, sales and their relationship with marketplaces, including government e-mail.
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