Digital Payments In Panchayat
All panchayats across the country will mandatorily use digital payments for development work and revenue collection from this Independence Day and they will be declared UPI-enabled.
Almost 98% of the panchayats had already started UPI-based payments.
Payments worth ₹1.5 lakh crore have been made through the Public Financial Management System (PMFS).
Payments to panchayats will now be made digitally.
Payments in cheques and cash have almost been stopped.
Panchayats have been asked to hold meetings with service providers and vendors.
A list with details of contact persons from UPI platforms GPay, PhonePe, PayTm, BHIM, Mobikwik, WhatsApp Pay, Amazon Pay and Bharat Pe has been shared by the Ministry.
By July 15, panchayats have to choose appropriate service providers, and finalise vendors by July 30, as per guidelines by the Ministry.
Panchayats have also been asked to choose a single vendor which covers the whole area.
It has also been recommended to create a centralised dashboard for monitoring transactions in real time.
Training camps will be held at the district and block levels for officials.
Need of it
Enabling digital transactions will help in checking corruption.
From planning to payment, everything is happening digitally.
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