Over 7.6 lakh citizens has received reward money worth 117 crore rupees in 45 days for embracing Digital Payments. The latest data shows that Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka have emerged as top five states with maximum number of winners.
In addition to the daily cash backs to 15,000 consumers, 90 additional consumers and 3,000 merchants have won one lakh rupees and 50,000 lakh rupees each as weekly prize money for adopting digital mode of payments. While majority of the winners are in the age group of 21 to 30 years, the diversity in their age group ranges from 15 to 66 years of age.
NITI Ayog said in a statement that the involvement of the elderly in the mass movement challenges the notion that they find it difficult to embrace technology to adopt digital payments.
It said the winners of the two schemes are also seen as belonging to diverse socio-economic backgrounds, from farmers, merchants, small entrepreneurs, professionals, housewives to retired persons.