Consecration of the Ram temple: Paytm and the Ayodhya Municipal Corporation collaborate to enable mobile payments

Consecration of the Ram temple: Paytm and the Ayodhya Municipal Corporation collaborate to enable mobile payments

Consecration of the Ram temple: Paytm and the Ayodhya Municipal Corporation collaborate to enable mobile payments

In advance of the Ram temple's January 22 consecration event, Paytm and the Ayodhya Municipal Corporation have inked a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate mobile payments in the city.

The major Ram temple consecration event is scheduled on January 22 in Ayodhya. Paytm and Ayodhya Municipal Corporation have inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with only a few weeks to go before the event. In order to facilitate mobile payments inside the Municipal Corporation, this legislation was approved.

Card readers, Soundboxes, and QR codes may all be used to make mobile payments. Paytm, a company owned by One97 Communications Ltd, plans to put Paytm card terminals at cash collection centers run by state and local government agencies.

"Ahead of the much-anticipated inauguration of the Ram Temple, Paytm appreciates the opportunity to work with Ayodhya Municipal Corporation to ensure convenient reliable digital/mobile payment solutions for millions of devotees travelling the holy city," said Abhay Sharma, Chief Business Officer, Payments, Paytm. is ecstatic.

Girish Pati Tripathi, the mayor of Ayodhya Municipal Corporation, stated: "We are happy to partner with Paytm to ensure a seamless and cost-effective digital payments experience as Ayodhya gets ready to welcome lakhs of devotees for the consecration of the Ram Temple." Are."

The Joint Commissioner of Police, Lucknow, presided over a meeting on Thursday to go over alternate routes and security plans in advance of the event. According to Upendra Kumar Aggarwal, the Joint Commissioner of Police in Lucknow, "people currently travel from Kamta to Ayodhya via Chinhat Matiyari via Barabanki." The other Sultanpur route is being used less often, nevertheless. Thus, directives have been sent out to raise awareness of these other routes."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is one among the many VVIP attendees of this magnificent event. 4,000 saints from all throughout the nation have also been invited by the Ram Mandir Trust. The renowned TV series "Ramayana" had actors Arun Govil and Deepika Chikhlia as Lord Ram and Goddess Sita, respectively, and they were invited to the celebration.

The primary invitation card, the "Pran Pratishtha" program card, and a booklet detailing the history of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement and its participants—both directly and indirectly—are included in the set of invitation cards for the event.