Summary:
Already, swipe machines have been installed in two zones for payment of taxes, and now even payments to contractors will be through e-payment starting this week. Moreover, cash payments at MC offices will be totally done away with, and people will get e-Pos(electronic point of sale) machines for payments to the civic body. LUDHIANA: In order to bring more transparency in the system, and implement Digital India, MC authorities are going to start every kind of payment through the digital method. Civic officials have been given 100 days to go for complete cashless transactions in MC.Additional commissioner Sanyam Aggarwal said they had already installed payment machines in the Suvidha centres, and very shortly they will start making payments to contractors online. Moreover, under the Smart City Mission, MC will get a good ranking if they implement digital payments.When MC becomes able to pay contractors through digital means, there will be far less chance of financial goof-ups..