In Varanasi Village, Experiment In Cashless Transactions Nosedives | Read
In Misirpur -- the first cashless village in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi -- life has come a full circle for Asha Devi. After the demonetisation in November 2016, the village was adopted by the Bank of Baroda under a digital village scheme. Under it, machines to help the village make the transition, was distributed to 21 people. Asha Devi, who runs a stall that sells tea and snacks, was one of them.
