Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to launch ‘Digital Payments Utsav’ for promotion of Digital Payments across country

New Delhi: Electronics and Information Technology and Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will launch the ‘Digital Payments Utsav’ in New Delhi today.

A comprehensive month-long campaign “Digital Payments Utsav" has been planned from today for the promotion of Digital Payments across the country, with particular focus on G-20 Digital Economy Working Group event cities, namely Lucknow, Hyderabad, Pune and Bengaluru.

The event will have the release of a G-20 co-branded



QR code and a Coffee Table Book showcasing India’s journey to global leadership in Digital Payments and digital inclusion.

It will also witness the flagging off of Digital Payment Sandesh Yatra with the aim to make citizens aware of various digital payments solutions and sensitise them about the security and safety of digital payments. DigiDhan awards for top-performing banks in the digital payments space will also be presented in the event.