Page 8 - Mann Ki Baat April 2022

was really different, very unique. husband last week. She narrated
Hence, I thought about sharing it her experiences of the journey
with the listeners of ‘Mann Ki Baat’. from Assam to Meghalaya
and upto Tawang in Arunachal
Friends, can you imagine a person
Pradesh. You will be pleasantly
coming out of the house with a
surprised to know that in this
resolve to roam around the entire
journey spanning several days,
city for the whole day without a
she did not need to withdraw
single cash transaction! Isn’t it an
cash even in the remote areas.
interesting resolve! Two daughters
Even at places where there was
from Delhi, Sagarika and Preksha,
no proper internet connection a
conducted a similar ‘Cashless
few years ago, there is the facility
Day Out’ experiment. Wherever
of UPI payment. Looking at the
Sagarika and Preksha went in
experiences of Sagarika, Preksha
Delhi, they could find digital
and Anandita, I would urge you
payment facility. Due to the UPI
to try the experiment of ‘Cashless
QR code, they did not feel the
Day Out’.
necessity of withdrawing cash.
Even at the street food kiosks and Friends, in the last few years, BHIM
roadside vendors, they could get UPI has rapidly emerged as an
the facility of online transaction important part of our economy
at most places. and daily activities. Now, even in
Friends, one may think that it small towns and most villages,
is easily possible to have all people are transacting through
this in a metro city like Delhi. UPI itself. A culture is also evolving
But it is not that the UPI facility in the country through Digital
is limited only to big cities like Economy. With Digital payments
Delhi. I have also received a taking place even in small shops
message from Anandita Tripathi in every nook and corner, it has
from Ghaziabad. Anandita had become easier for them to cater
gone to the North East with her to more number of customers.

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