The Delhi government has formally declared that the Surakhpur village, Najafgarh, has gone completely cashless and relies on digital payment.
Survey conducted
Sub-divisional magistrate Anjali Sehrawat said that Surakhpur village was selected because it has no ATM, and the nearest bank is a few kilometres away. The district officials erected LED screens at Chaupals and played videos of NITI Aayog on cashless mode of payment to educate the residents of the village.
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“Door-to-door survey was carried out by a devoted team of Civil Defence Volunteers to assess the extent of banked population and Aadhar enrolment. People were informed of mobile wallets, USSD, bank-specific applications and upcoming BHIM app as user friendly ways of digital financial transactions. People were informed that Aadhar seeding and mobile linking of their bank accounts will enable them to easily switch to fewer cash transactions,” said Ms. Sehrawat in an official statement. PoS machines were installed in two kirana shops for payments by debit/credit card for local purchases.