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Posted: Nov 11 2016 (23:51)
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Last Response: Nov 12 2016 (15:28)
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भदोही : भले ही सरकार ने रेलवे यात्रा के लिए पुराने नोटों के चलन को बरकरार रखा है बावजूद इसके विभाग को तगड़ी चपत लग रही...
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Railways should provide card swapping machines at UTS and PRS counters so that bookings could be done by paying direct through debit or credit card. This will encourage the use of plastic money and this digital transaction system will also bring transparency in the system.
Indian Railways are also one reason for use of cash in economy. IRCTC etickets use plastic money while none of counters PRS have even a debit/credit card machines. No wonder black money hoarders took to pour it in PRS tickets. Such an irony that IRCTC users have to pay Rs22, Rs45 while PRS counters where cost of people, infrastructure, computers, electricity, buildings rent has to be paid while not a single extra penny is charged ofr PRS tickets that also comes with a rider that even WL PRS are used unauthorized travel in trains.
No tickets checking is going on stations due to this effect...
On that issue Govt will have to rethink. On one hand it's promoting the use of plastic money & digital transaction and on the other hand it's charging more from those who opt these as a mode of payment. This double speak is the biggest obstruction in the way of a transparent transaction system.
(1) Online transaction is done mostly by the educated (mostly salaried) middle class people in India. These are the ones targeted to be squeezed by govt to collect maximum revenue, as they want nation to be governed with justice and proper utilisation of their hard earned money contributed by them as tax. They are the biggest sufferers of black economy as they have very little to save even after heavily contributing (a major part of their savings as tax) to national economy.
(2)The rich ones are always a couple of steps ahead of the Govt and are generally "good friends" of the rulers and often party to them through big political donations/ deals/ partnerships etc. This class is the biggest beneficiary of...
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(2)The rich ones are always a couple of steps ahead of the Govt and are generally "good friends" of the rulers and often party to them through big political donations/ deals/ partnerships etc. This class is the biggest beneficiary of...
more...