Incentives announced for Cashless Transaction on eChhawani Portal of Cantonment Board to promote digital economy

New Delhi: Ministry of Defence has announced incentives  for cashless transaction on eChhawani Portal of Cantonment Board to promote digital economy. The financial incentives are being provided for Community Hall Booking, Water Tanker Booking, Water and Sewerage Connection, grant of Trade License and 78 other services under Miscellaneous Collection. 

Ministry of Defence in a statement said that the residents utilizing these services on eChhawani Portal and making payments in digital and cashless mode will be



getting up to two per cent  rebate on non-tax charges and fees. The Ministry said that there is also a proposal to provide rebate in property tax amount to those residents who avail eChhawani module online payment facility.

eChhawani is a citizen centric project of Directorate General of Defence Estates. Under this initiative, Cantonment Boards provide online citizen services to more than 20 lakh residents across 62 Cantonments in the country through unified eChhawani Portal.