A day after he said Goa will aim to become India's model cashless state, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, on Saturday, assured that with people’s support he will start a cashless society by 30 December.
Praising the move implemented by Modi government, he said:
PM Modi’s decision is historic. Because of demonetisation, the drug movement in Mumbai has collapsed; the crime graph has come down. With demonetisation, black and corruption money, terror funding, drug money are all hugely affected.
He also attended a meeting in Goa where Chief Secretary RK Srivastava and other senior officials, such as Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore were also present.
The Defence Minister laid stress on creating special applications to conduct cashless transactions across government departments, including for sales tax, excise, public transport, etc.Senior Official
On Friday, speaking at a poll rally in Sanquelim, 35 km from Panaji, Parrikar said: "Time has come to go towards a cashless society. We should cooperate with the government. Cashless society will be achieved in Goa first. We will fulfil the Prime Minister's request in this regard."
The official said that the focus was on 10,000 registered liquor vendors in Goa, along with 26,000 registered traders.
“If we can make liquor vendors and traders in Goa sell their goods without cash transactions by using apps, we will succeed in eliminating the cash crunch,” the official said, adding that camps would be held across Goa before 31 December to create awareness about cashless transactions.
(With inputs from IANS)
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