Over 8 lakh people have been awarded a total of Rs 133 crore in the last 50 days under the NITI Aayog’s scheme to promote digital payments.

‘’It’s 50 days of our DIGI-DHAN-MELAS and over 8 lakh people have won Rs 133 crore already, 50 more days to go.’’

NITI Aayog said in a tweet - The government on December 25 had launched two schemes LUCKY GRAHAK YOJANA and DIGI-DHAN VYAPAR YOJANA to give a boost to the digital transaction.

The schemes would remain open until April 14.

Addressing a press conference, minister for electronics and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad had said that a mission will be set up with a target of 2,500 crore digital transactions for 2017-18 through UPI, USSD< Aadhaar Pay, IMPS and debit cards. 

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