Haryana CM Khattar sips tea at stall, pays via mobile app

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar told customers present at the tea stall to avail the benefits of cashless transactions.

Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday sipped tea at a roadside stall and opted for online payment. Notably, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been promoting digital transactions and payments after announcing demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes on November 08.

Khattar arrived at a tea shop near the bus stand in Karnal town, nearly 125 km from here, and ordered tea. Later, he used his mobile phone to make online payment for the hot beverage.

"He also enquired from the shopkeeper if he had received the amount in his account, to which the latter replied in the affirmative," a Chief Minister`s Office spokesman said.

He said the shopkeeper told Khattar that customers at his shop were offered the facility of making e-payments through mobile phones or a swipe machine.

Khattar told customers present at the tea stall to avail the benefits of cashless transactions by using debit/credit cards, e-wallets and other modes of e-payment.

(With IANS inputs)