Digitalisation report very soon : Naidu

Mumbai, February 23: Andhra Pradesh chief Minister Nara Chandra Babu Naidu had expressed his displeasure at the high charges for card transactions here in Mumbai ahead of Microsoft event.

He said that task-force on digitalisation will be submitting its report "very soon"."Five Chief Ministers, Niti Aayog, all of us are working. We've given an interim report and we're going to give final report very soon," Naidu told reporters on Microsoft event here.

He said after submitting the interim report last month, the committee is now studying international best models and the ways to incentivise the shift to digital.

He, however, went public with his dismay at the high charges for transacting on the point of sale machines to accept card payments. "We're charging more money on rentals at PoSes, service charges etc. That has to come down," he said.

The tech-savvy Chief Minister said there is a need for an attitudinal change among the people of the country to achieve the final aim of being cashless.

He said there are a slew of advantages which such a thing can bring about like transparency, curbing corruption and frauds, and more revenue for Government, among others