Kohima, March 3 (MExN): State Institute of Rural Development organised two-days ‘State ToT on Enabling Digital Payment in Rural Nagaland under Cash-less Transaction Program’ at SIRD Conference Hall, Kohima on March 2 and 3.
Kelei Zeliang, IAS Secretary, Rural Development in his inaugural address highlighted the thrust of the Government of India on enabling payments in order to create a less cash/cashless society. It is mandatory for all states in India to conduct training on Enabling Digital Payments in India under cashless transaction programme. In this connection, the state of Nagaland is also joining the rest of the states of India to promote and educate rural Nagaland about enabling digital payments to familiarize the system, Zeliang informed.
Under Cashless Transaction Program, the Department of Rural Development is using the IT/DBT Platform to reach wages of MGNREGS worker to their accounts. It is also using the platform to ensure transfer of funds to beneficiaries of rural housing scheme, Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin) (PMAY-G).
He also informed that the State resource persons, who had been trained by the NIRD & PR-NERC is giving State ToT, the State ToT will be training Block Level and the Block Resource Persons will be training 2414 participants in Village Levels.
Inaugural function was held at SIRD Conference hall, Kohima. Limsenla Jamir, Director, SIRD chaired the function, Imsongmeren, Dy Secretary, Rural Development, gave Course briefing and Dr. Adino Vitso, Senior Lecturer, SIRD pronounced the vote of thanks. The State ToT are from PDs/DPCs, DRDA, POs DRDA, Er/Je DRDA, RD officers, SIRD faculties, NSRLM officers and 52 participant attended.
Dr. Kedise Pucho, Principal ETC, Phek, SIRD also Course Director in a press release said that the first day session was based on theoretical –Strategy for building Capacity on Digital payment by Dr. Kedise Pucho. Rural economic activities and promoting cashless transaction: challenges by Imsongmeren and digital Payment Method by Vekhrolo Koza, Enabled Payment System: Demonetization by SBI Kohima.
The second day session was based on demonstration and practical-Mobile wallet or Code and Axis mobile apps by Axis Bank, Kohima. IMOBILE, UPI, Easzypay by ICICI Bank, Kohima. PoS and Mobile based PoS, Digital Payment facilities & USSD Demonetization by SBI, Kohima.
