NIC facilitates record number of digital payments in country during last fortnight

National Informatics Centre (NIC) facilitated a record number of digital payments in the country during the last fortnight. The highest number of around 22 million transactions, assisted by the robust system of Public Financial Management System (PFMS) was recorded on the 30th of last month by which transfer of relief fund was made to around 2 crore beneficiaries. NIC has proven to be Government's strong technological arm since it's inception and has emboldened it's role as the best medium for channelizing immediate relief to the needy in these testing times.

At times when people in the country are advised to follow Lockdown and remain indoors there is a team of just 18 strong headed technocrats in the National Informatics Centre, who like any other Covid-Warrior are toiling day in and out to ensure that Government's financial packages reach directly to the beneficiaries and that too without any delay. Several images from the rural part of the country of people assembling at banks to dispense cash from their banks bears testimony to the untiring efforts put in by this technological arm of the government . In the last week of the previous financial



year around 72 million transactions took place right from the day the 21 day Lockdown was announced across the country which is more than even double the number of transactions during the same period in the preceding year.

More than 32 crore people have already received more than 28 thousand crore rupees under the Direct benefit transfer of the Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Yojna announced by the Finance minister. 

In the last 12 days of the new financial year,  NIC has already made transfers of a staggering amount of more than 1 lakh 23 thousand crore through more than 90 million transactions. These numbers speak volumes of the government's strong and incessant will to dole out relief to maximum people and fortify their spirit against the menace of  COVID-19 contagion. DDG , NIC, Mr. Nagesh Shastri said that this feat could not have been achieved without the cooperation of all stakeholders.      

Apart from Centre's financial packages NIC is also handling the transactions of various State governments as well.