SME Times News Bureau | 20 Jan, 2017
After the demonetisation of high value currency and its subsequent
digital push, the government is now going to introduce a new
Aadhaar-based digital payment system for the common man soon, IT
Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in New Delhi on Thursday.
This unique
payment initiative will be based on the thumb impression, verified
through the Aadhaar identification for safety and security of the easier
payment system for the common man, Prasad said while addressing the
second edition of the annual Raisina Dialogue, organised by Observer
Research Foundation in association with the Ministry of External
Affairs.
The minister confirmed that Aadhaar has already enrolled around 99 per cent of adult citizens of the country.
Prasad
said Prime Minister Narendra Modi wanted Digital India to bridge the
digital divide and empower the poor and under-privileged.