Over 6.26 lakh people won prizes worth over 97 crore rupees under Lucky Grahak Yojana and Digi dhan Vyapar Yojana till 30th of last month. The two schemes are part of NITI Aayog's digital payment promotion schemes and ongoing efforts of the Government to provide incentives for digital transactions.<br/><br/>Under the Lucky Grahak Yojana- Daily scheme 5.55 lakh consumers have won the prize while over 26 thousand consumers won under the Lucky Grahak Yojana- Weekly scheme. In addition, over 35 thousand merchants have been declared winners under the Digi dhan Vyapar Yojana-weekly scheme.<br/><br/>These lucky draws are being held at Digi-Dhan Melas across the country. 40 such Melas have been held across the country since 25th of December last year till date. Over 100 Digi-Dhan Melas are planned across the country to inculcate digital payment among the people. <br/><br/>The exercise has so far covered cities from 21 States and four Union Territories.
News On AIR | February 2, 2017 8:11 PM
Over 6.26 lakh people win prizes worth Rs.97.07 crore under Lucky Grahak Yojana, Digi dhan Vyapar Yojana