NEW DELHI:An initiative to make a remote village cashless in the Naxal-affected Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh was today rewarded for excellence in public administration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The award was received by Dantewada Collector Sourabh Kumar on behalf of the district administration for making Palnar village cashless.
During demonetisation, Kumar planned an indigenous strategy for making the district cashless.
He formed 11 experienced teams of various officials, social reformers, and institutions. These teams created awareness among the locals, shopkeepers and businessmen and taught them how to conduct cashless transactions.
Within three weeks, over 5,000 people in the district became members of the digital army and 12,800 people were trained in making digital transactions. Shopkeepers were encouraged to download applications on their mobiles and use it.
“It was a difficult task to make the whole village cashless as the village does not even have a mobile tower. Providing connectivity for cashless transactions was a big thing but we overcame this through our innovative approach. The village is now completely cashless,” Kumar told reporters.
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