AGARTALA, Dec 25 (TIWN): State Tripura already has kicked off for a cashless society in various fields including CNG stations, health centres, Degree college like NIT etc. Although the CPI-M Govt not doing any help to boost cashless economy, but there is no end of stir from the central govt to motivate people towards a cashless economy. The Union government will launch awards under the Lucky Grahak Yojana and Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana-- twin schemes incentivising digital payments-- in 100 cities over 100 days, the NITI Aayog said on Saturday."The first draw of the Lucky Grahak Yojana to provide a cashback of Rs 1,000 to 15,000 consumers every day for the next 100 days will be launched on Sunday in New Delhi by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. "To create awareness in different parts of the country, the event would be followed in 100 different cities across India over the next 100 days until March," the Aayog said in a statement.

Winners will be selected on a daily and weekly basis under the Lucky Grahak Yojana and weekly basis under the Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana respectively, leading up to a mega draw on April 14, 2017, where after the scheme shall be reviewed for further implementation, it said. 

MGNREGA payments will also be given directly to the worker shortly, which will benefit the workers as well as the Digital-Mission. 

The twin schemes aimed at giving a fillip to digital payment, were launched by the NITI Aayog that has been tasked to undertake a comprehensive campaign on advocacy, awareness and co-ordinate handholding efforts among general public, micro enterprises and other stakeholders for digital payments. 

Discounts will now be given for payments made on a digital platform at petrol stations, for insurance premium, tolls at national highways and for railway tickets. To reduce transaction costs of digital payments, several fees and charges being levied so far by banks and on various government portals have either been reduced or done away with, it said. 

A Scheme has also been launched to improve supply of cards and POS machines in rural areas.

Digidhan Melas, where all stakeholders of digital payment ecosystem exhibit and provide actual hand holding to general public in adopting digital payments have also been held to popularise the digital payments amongst the general public, added the Aayog.