Bhubaneswar: During a high-level meeting chaired by Revenue and Disaster Management Department Additional Chief Secretary Arabinda Kumar Padhee a decision was taken for implementation of a cashless transaction system across all Sub-Registrar (SR) and District Sub-Registrar (DSR) offices in the state. 

As part of the initiative, around 350 Point of Sale (PoS) machines will be installed in a phased manner across SR and DSR offices. These machines will be provided by Indian Bank and distributed based on the transaction volume handled by each office. The Revenue and Disaster Management Department will fund the procurement.

In the first phase, the system will be rolled out in registration offices in Bhubaneswar, Berhampur, and Sambalpur.
To ensure smooth operation and maintenance, an Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC) for a period of five years will be put in place for the PoS machines.

The meeting also decided that, following government approval, a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) will be prepared for implementation. Officials and staff will be provided with the necessary training to facilitate a seamless transition to digital payments.

According to official sources, the primary objective of the initiative is to promote digital payments and enhance transparency, convenience, efficiency, and accountability in the registration process.

Cash transactions will be discouraged, except in unavoidable circumstances.

The meeting was attended by the Inspector General of Registration (IGR), Joint Secretary of the Finance Department, officials from the Directorate of Treasuries and Inspection (DT&I), representatives of Cyber Treasury, and senior officials of TrraCIS Technologies Limited.