Committee constituted to convert Govt-Citizen Transactions to digital platform

Government has constituted a committee to enable cent per cent conversion of Government-Citizen Transactions to the digital platform to weed out black money and corruption. 

The panel, under the leadership of NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, will identify and operationalise user-friendly digital payment options in all sectors of the economy in the earliest possible time frame.

It will engage regularly with



Central Ministries, State governments, district administration, local bodies and trade and industry associations.The panel will also attempt to estimate costs involved in various digital payments options and oversee implementation of measures to make such transaction between Government and Citizens cheaper than cash transaction.

The committee is part of the government's efforts to establish and monitor an implementation framework with strict timelines to ensure that nearly 80 per cent of the transaction in India moves to the digital-only platform.