PROVISION TO DELETE NAMES FROM Gpay
GOOGLE Pay (GPay), a platform and gateway that enables transactions through Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is a huge hit, as we can digitally pay to vendors, service providers and people in our contact list. There is no need to carry cash for with just by punching a few numbers on the mobile’s keypad or by scanning a QR code and feeding the pin number, the payments get done in a flash.
But there are two issues. Firstly, by using GPay we can even pay Rs10 for a bottle of water as some vendors do not insist on a minimum amount. Since the UPI is linked to one’s bank account when we print the passbook the number of entries runs into pages. This leads to waste of time and stationery.
Hence, a minimum amount of say Rs100 should be the norm to pay through an UPI App. It would also help to keep the cash flow in circulation.
Secondly, as we keep making random payments the number of people and businesses keep increasing. There could be a provision to select and delete these after a period of 1-2 months because many a times we might pay only once, for example, to a taxi driver or a vendor whom we might never come across again. There is no point in saving such casual contacts and clogging the App. One never knows if in the future a smart Alec comes up with a hack to tap into the Gpay contacts and con the users.
—Sridhar D’Iyer, Caranzalem, Goa
NEW RAILWAY STATIONS
THIS refers to the report about Chief Minister Pramod Sawant explaining the purpose of new railway stations in Goa. The government
has agreed to the Konkan Railways’ proposal to construct three
railway stations. The CM explains purpose of new railway stations at Sarzora, Neura and Mayem as that it will improve operational efficiency.
The CM and Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav must look into
improving these services by introducing more trains on Konkan
Railway which will help many people commuting on this route.
Similarly, suburban electric train service should be started in Goa and this will help
Goan residents, students, workers and tourists travelling to Goa.
—Cajetan Peter D’Souza, Mumbai