NITI Ayog along with Nasscom and telecom operators has set up a dedicated helpline to address issues related to digital payments, as the government has taken several steps to promote digital transactions after demonetisation.
The number 14444 will be available to people across the country,
"Nasscom, telecom operators, along with NITI Aayog has been at the forefront of creating this helpline, after the fourth meeting of Chief Ministers' Committee led by N Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh.
In addition, Naidu added that incentives to users and subsidy for smartphones is being contemplated to push digital payments across India. He further stressed the need for improvement with hardware, connectivity, data infrastructure, financial technology to make digital payments a mass movement.
Naidu also said things were moving "very positively" for the digital economy.
He added that two new modes of digital payment using existing infra - Aadhaar Pay and modified versions of USSD and UPI - would be launched soon.
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