More than 70% of rural citizens have adopted the methods of e-wallets followed by Unified Payment Interface (UPI) payment option, the Electronics and IT ministry said on 21st Dec.
An overview of the current data available with the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) shows that more than 70% rural citizens have adopted the methods of e-wallets.
Another 16% opted for Unified Payment Interface (UPI).
Rest of the people looked at Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD), Adhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS) & Cards or Point of Sale(PoS).
Similarly, more than 85% of the merchants have adopted the e-wallet system and 13% have opted for UPI.
Under its Digital Payments awareness and training programme, the ministry said that Common Service Centre (CSC) network, which provides government service in rural area, has enrolled over 25 lakh rural citizens for digital payments.
Achieving the 25 lakh mark in such a short time is an indication of the pace at which digital adoption is gaining momentum among rural citizens.
Over 55,000 merchants have started offering digital payment options to rural customers across various districts and blocks in India," the statement said.
DigiDhan Abhiyan- Reached over 1 crore rural citizens.
- Program aims to cover 2 lakh CSCs in rural and semi-urban areas.
- It will also reach out to 2.5 lakh gram panchayats across the country.
- Centres will cover one in every household and cater to 40 houses in catchment area.
