Question : CMS Committee on Digital Payments

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:
(a) the names of Chief Ministers who are members of the committee of Chief Ministers to chart a roadmap for rollout of Digital Payments.
(b) the recommendations/decision of the committee for the multiple digital payment options;
(c) the time by which these recommendations are likely to be implemented;
(d) whether the Government has fixed any time limit or target for promoting digital transactions; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?

(a): The names of Chief Ministers who are members of the committee of Chief Ministers.

(i) Shri Chandrababu Naidu, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh; Convener
(ii) Shri Naveen Patnaik, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Odisha
Member
(iii) Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
Member
(iv) Shri Pawan Kumar Chamling, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Sikkim
Member
(v) Shri V. Narayanasamy, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Puducherry Member
(vi) Shri Devendra Fadnavis, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra Member


(b): The copy of the recommendations is enclosed herewith.

(c): While action has already been taken on some of the recommendations such as rationalization of MDR, Development of FastTag for toll collection, rolling out of an interoperable Bharat QR Code etc, in respect of other recommendations of the committee, they are under various stages of implementation with different Ministries and Departments.

(d) and (e): Yes, Sir, for promotion of digital payments, a dedicated DIGIDHAN Mission has been setup by MeitY for promotion of Digital Payments across the country. MeitY has been working on various strategies and is coordinating with multiple stakeholders including Banks, Central Ministries/Departments and States to create a conducive environment to enable digital payments across the country. MeitY has been assigned a target of 2500 Crore digital payment transactions during 2017-18.
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