After the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes the central government is taking its cashless transfer to the next level, with an exclusive e-platform for all government transactions.
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According to The Hindu, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology will be issuing a request for proposal by December to set up a common e-governance platform for end-to-end transactional experience for a citizen, businesses as well as internal government functions.
This will bring all the government transactions under a single window and it will be based on e-payments.
According to an official the new system will incorporate all those government bodies including PSUs, schools and courts which are yet to implement any e-payment mechanisms.
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The government is looking for potential private agencies to cooperate in the implementation of the massive programme.
Last year, the Prime Minister’s Office had also set an ambitious target to shift at least 90 per cent of all government transactions to electronic or paperless mode by the end of 2016.