Union Budget 2022: Post Office Accounts Will Be Accessible Through Netbanking, Mobile Banking

“This will be especially helpful for farmers and senior citizens in rural areas,” Sitharaman said.

By Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 1 February 2022 12:47 IST

Union Budget 2022: Post Office Accounts Will Be Accessible Through Netbanking, Mobile Banking

Sitharaman believes the move could help farmers and senior citizens in rural areas

Highlights

Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2022 on February 1
Post office accounts will be accessible through netbanking
Sitharaman said the move is aimed at farmers and residents of rural areas

At the Union Budget 2022 session, Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman said that in this year, 1.5 lakh post offices in the country will come under a core banking system, enabling financial inclusion and access to accounts through netbanking, mobile banking, ATMs, and provide online transfer of funds between post office accounts and bank accounts.

"In 2022, 100 per cent of 1.5 lakh post offices will come on the core banking system enabling financial inclusion and access to accounts through 11 net banking, mobile banking, ATMs, and also provide online transfer of funds between post office accounts and bank accounts. This will be helpful, especially for farmers and senior citizens in rural areas, enabling interoperability and financial inclusion," Sitharaman said.

Among other announcements made during the Union Budget session, a cryptocurrency tax of 30 percent was also introduced. "There has been a phenomenal increase in transactions in virtual digital assets. The magnitude and frequency of these transactions are made it imperative to provide for a specified tax regime accordingly, for the taxation of virtual digital assets, I propose to provide that any income from transfer of any virtual digital asset shall be taxed at the rate of 30 percent," said Sitharaman.

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"No deduction in respect of any expenditure or elements shall be allowed while computing such income except the cost of acquisition for loss from the transfer of virtual digital assets cannot be set off against any other income," she added.

Sitharaman announced that India will get its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) this year, which will be regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Sitharaman also said that e-passports with embedded chip and futuristic technology will be rolled out in 2022-23 to help citizens in their overseas travel.

Additionally, a Drone Shakti initiative was also announced. It will help commercialise the use of drones in different industries and will be promoted with the help of startups.

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