NEW DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee will draw lots for mega draw of Lucky Grahak Yojana and DigiDhan Vyapar Yojana at a function to be held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan tomorrow.
The Lucky Grahak Yojana rewards Rs 1,000 daily to 15,000 customers undertaking digital transactions. Weekly prizes up to Rs 1 lakh for consumers and Rs 50,000 for merchants are given. Up to March 30, 2017, 13.5 lakh consumers and 79,519 merchants have received prizes under these schemes.
Altogether 90 DigiDhan Melas have been conducted across the country till March 30. More than 14 lakh people have attended DigiDhan Melas wherein more than 1 lakh bank accounts have been opened and more than 15,000 institutions have gone cashless.
The Union Government launched the Lucky Grahak Yojana for consumers and DigiDhan Vyapar Yojana for merchants on December 25, 2016 in order to promote and encourage digital transactions.
These schemes are being implemented by the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI), an official release here said. (AGENCIES)
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