Chandrababu Naidu-led panel on demonetisation to hold meeting today

The Central committee of Chief Ministers and experts on demonetisation-related issues, headed by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, will hold its first formal meeting at the RBI headquarters in Mumbai today. 

Mr. Chandrababu, convener of the committee, said that committee will discuss a whole range of issues related to demonetisation. Focus will be on transforming the country to a digital economy. He also said that encouraging digital payments is



the only solution to the current crisis and spreading digital literacy to at least one member of each family is the key.

Along with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling, Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy, NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya and Amitabh Kant CEO, NITI Aayog, are members of the committee.