Panaji: Chief Minister of Goa Pramod Sawant on Thursday announced that all government departments will go cashless using Paytm service to promote the concept of cashless economy.
The Finance department has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Paytm app to avail the digital payment service, CM said.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a vision of cashless economy and digital payments. We are taking ahead the step taken by the central government,” he said.
“Under this MOU, Paytm will help various departments of the Goa government to go digital by deploying Paytm devices,” he added.
“Those using e-governance and online services can now also use Paytm. This will help them,” Sawant said.
He further said that opting Paytm service will ease the process of digital payments.
With inputs from IANS