BHUBANESWAR: Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said steps have been initiated to increase cashless transaction and reduce dependence on cash in day to day activities.
The Union Minister reviewed the situation after the demonetisation decision of the Centre at a high-level meeting of Central Government agencies here. Pradhan said 6,916 active Common Service Centres (CSCs) of the Union Information Technology Department working for financial inclusion will play a key role in increasing cashless transaction in Odisha. Officials from National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco), Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), Paradip Port Trust (PPT), Department of Posts and Telegraph, Food Corporation of India (FCI), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), East Coast Railway (ECoR), National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) attended the meeting.