Home
Internet
Internet News
PM Modi Asks Youth of the Nation to Help Make India a Cashless Society

PM Modi Asks Youth of the Nation to Help Make India a Cashless Society

By Indo-Asian News Service | Updated: 28 November 2016 11:03 IST

Highlights

"Take pledge to be a part of a cashless society from today," Modi said
Modi wants the youth of the country to lead the campaign
Youth urged to teach at least 10 families everyday how to go cashless

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked the youth of India to take a pledge and make the country a cashless society that would curb rampant black money and corruption.

"I need your support," Modi said in his monthly radio broadcast "Mann Ki Baat" and asked young men and women of the the country to teach at least 10 families everyday how to go cashless and make electronic payments.

"Take pledge to be a part of a cashless society from today. Not only this, you will also have to take time to educate at least 10 families everyday. Educate them on how to download apps, how to spend money using mobile phones, how to make payments. How to do business."

(Also see: PM Modi Asks Country to Embrace Electronic and Mobile Banking)

Modi said that he needed the youth of the country to lead the campaign so that "common people will be trouble fee" after learning cashless transactions.

"All youth of India can do it very quickly and within a month the world can see a modern India. Be a soldier of change and bring it on. We will fight the black money and corruption. We know it is you who can bring the change and revolution."

The Prime Minister was speaking in the backdrop of his government's decision to scrap high value currency notes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 aimed to curb graft and unaccounted wealth amassed by tax evaders in the country.

Comments

For the latest tech news and reviews, follow Gadgets 360 on X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads and Google News. For the latest videos on gadgets and tech, subscribe to our YouTube channel. If you want to know everything about top influencers, follow our in-house Who'sThat360 on Instagram and YouTube.

Further reading: Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, Demonetisation, Mann Ki Baat, Cashless, E Wallet, Mobile Payment, E Banking, India, Internet, Apps

Black Friday's Record Sales Driven by Mobile Devices, Finds Report

PM Modi Asks Youth of the Nation to Help Make India a Cashless Society

Related Stories