RBI confirms notes to be a potential carrier of corona: CAIT

new Delhi. The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) said on Sunday that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has confirmed that currency notes could be a possible carrier of the corona. The organization has demanded government incentives to promote digital payments. Earlier on March 9, CAIT wrote a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman asking whether currency notes were carriers of bacteria and viruses.
The Confederation has said in a statement that the letter from the ministry was sent to the RBI. It responded by signaling to CAIT that the notes could be carriers of bacteria and viruses, including coronaviruses. Therefore, digital payment should be used more and more to avoid this.
In the letter, the RBI further stated, “To prevent the spread of the coronavirus epidemic, the public can make payments at home through various online digital channels such as mobile and Internet banking, credit and debit cards, etc. This allows them to use and withdraw cash. Will survive from. ”
According to CAIT national president BC Bhartia and general secretary Praveen Khandelwal, RBI’s reply suggests that digital payments should be used more and more.
CAIT has urged Nirmala to launch a ‘Intensive’ scheme to promote digital payments among people.
The statement said, “The bank charges levied for digital transactions should be waived and the government should directly subsidize the banks in lieu of bank charges. This subsidy will not put a financial burden on the government, rather it will be on the printing of notes. Will reduce spending. “