Question: Name the village which has been announced as first “cashless village” in Maharashtra?
(a) Nagaon
(b) Dhasai
(c) Bamali
(d) None of these
Ans:(b)
Related facts:
- On 1 December 2016; Dhasai village in Thane district has become the first “cashless village” in Maharashtra.
- All payments in the village are being done through plastic money.
- Traders, vegetable and fruit vendors and others providing goods and services in Dhasai are using swipe machines for cashless transactions.
- It may be recalled that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken step to check corruption and terror funding by banning old Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 notes.
- It may be recalled that Akodara village in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat has earned the coveted tag of becoming India’s first digital village in India.
Reference:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/Thane%E2%80%99s-Dhasai-to-become-India%E2%80%99s-first-cashless-village/article16714394.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication
http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/maharashtra-gets-its-first-cashless-village-1632881
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/maharashtra-village-cashless-economy-demonetisation/1/824697.html