In news– Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today launched the Mission ‘Har Payment Digital’ on the occasion of Digital Payments Awareness Week(DPAW) from 6th to 12th of March 2023.
About the mission-
- It is part of RBI’s endeavour to make every person in India a user of digital payments.
- The DPAW campaign theme is “Digital Payment Apnao, Auron ko bhi Sikhao” (Adopt digital payments and Also teach others).
- It is aimed at reinforcing the ease and convenience of digital payments and facilitating onboarding of new consumers into the digital fold.
Note:
- The Reserve Bank will also initiate a ‘75 Digital Villages’ programme in observance of 75 years of Independence.
- Under this programme, Payment System Operators will adopt 75 villages across the country and convert them into digital payment enabled villages.
Source: The Indian Express
