Karang : First cashless island of India

Q.  Karang, a small lake island in Manipur reached which important milestone?
- Published on 19 Jan 17

a. First cashless island
b. First ODF island
c. First island to have wireless technology
d. None of the above

ANSWER: First cashless island
 
Karang : First cashless island of IndiaKarang, a small lake island in Manipur has become the first cashless island.

The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology under the Digital India programme declared this is the first cashless island in India.

The island has fulfilled the necessary criteria of the Centre.

Karang is located in the middle of Loktak, the largest freshwater lake in NE India.

Akodara was the first digital village in India in 2015.

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