Mayur Mahajan
मध्य प्रदेश डिजिटल डाकिया योजना
Digital Dakiya Scheme also known as (Digital Postman) launched by the state government of Madhya Pradesh to encourage cashless transactions. It is first of its kind scheme in the country and started by State Finance Minister Jayant Malliya in Indore on 14 January 2017. Under this scheme, Digital Dakiya or Digital Postman visit door to door for train and teach the households people especially women and elderly people about digital transactions. The scheme implemented at urban as well as rural areas and state government has provided Identity cards to the volunteers engaged in this programme. The main objectives of the scheme are to encourage and create awareness about the cashless transactions amongst people. Digital Dakiya Scheme is promoting Digital India which is an initiative by the government of India. The Digital Dakiya Scheme is promoting the cashless transaction and online payment system. Digital Dakiya is one of best kind of scheme to encourage people for the move towards cashless economy not only in urban areas but also in villages. The digital postman scheme educate people to use cashless transaction modes for their benefits and they don’t need to carry cash anymore
Benefits of Digital Dakiya Scheme:
- In Rural areas in Madhya Pradesh, most of the people are not aware of how to make the digital transaction. In Digital Dakiya Scheme postman visit rural areas and teach people about cashless transaction
- This scheme helps households people especially women and elderly people to learn about digital transaction
- Benefits to learn and make cashless transaction
- The cashless transaction makes life easy in rural and urban areas. People do not need to stand in banks queues for money transaction
- People in urban as well as rural areas can make digital payment by their own smartphones
- Benefits of reducing the wastage/usage of paper by adopting digital payment modes
Features of Digital Dakiya Scheme:
- Madhya Pradesh government has launched the Digital Dakiya Scheme (Digital Postman) with aims to encouraging cashless transactions
- It is first of its kind scheme in the country and started by State Finance Minister Jayant Malliya in Indore on 14 January 2017
- Under this scheme, Digital Dakiya or Digital Postman visit door to door for train and teach the households people especially women and elderly people about digital transactions
- State government provide Identity cards to the volunteers deployed in this programme
- Digital Dakiya Scheme implemented in urban as well as rural areas in Madhya Pradesh
- After demonetization, cashless transcation mode become very popular & Digital Dakiya Scheme contribute more in it
How Digital Dakiya Scheme works?
- In this scheme state government provide Identity cards to the volunteers to train people
- The Digital Dakiyas visits door to door and they train and teach households especially women and older people about the digital transaction
References and Details:
- Digital Dakiya Scheme visit: http://www.finance.mp.gov.in/index.htm
