Union Minister for Civil Aviation Ashok Gajapati Raju inaugurated the Digi Dhan Mela at Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh today. He said today an Indian citizen with aadhar card can open a bank account and carry his money in his thumb. He further said a pocket can be picked and a mobile can be lost but not a thumb. <br/><br/>The Minister said corruption which is pulling India down should be eliminated and it can be done when every Indians come out and join the digital movement which Prime Minister Narendra Modi has started.<br/><br/> The Civil Aviation Minister also said that aviation in India in terms of passenger growth is the fastest in the world but when it comes to cargo it has a lot of space to travel. He further appealed to the people to exploit the forward lookingness of the Centre and the state government.<br/><br/>Addressing people on the occasion Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said the decision of demonetization and bringing India to a digital mode were very difficult steps but was to be done to curb illicit money in the country. He said that it is not only the Prime Minister's job to build a country but is also the responsibility of each and every citizen. <br/><br/>The Prime Minister has shown the road and now people have to take it and bring change, Rijiju added.<br/><br/>Various stalls form banking, IT sector, e-wallet and m-wallet companies were set up in the mela. Thousands of people thronged in the stalls and carried out transactions, including opening of new bank accounts or linking their aadhar card to their accounts, on the spot enrolling for aadhar card and others. Some banks have also collected application for POS machines.<br/><br/>The one day digi dhan mela was organized by State department of Information Technology and Communication.