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Indian Cueist Pankaj Advani Supports The Road To Safety Campaign

People of Bengaluru, along with Indian Cueist Pankaj Advani and ACP of Bengaluru V Mariappa, came forward to do their bit for road safety. They joined in the #RoadToSafety campaign and pledged to actively participate towards road safety in India and build safer roads.

Indian Cueist Pankaj Advani Supports The Road To Safety Campaign

16-time World Billiards and Snooker Champion, Pankaj Advani, joined the India Road Safety Week celebration and talked about why road safety is an important issue.

Indian Cueist Pankaj Advani Supports The Road To Safety Campaign

He also signed the NDTV-USL Road To Safety campaign's #NeverDrinkAndDrive pledge.

Indian Cueist Pankaj Advani Supports The Road To Safety Campaign

Day three of the India Road Safety Week was observed by Bengaluru officials as well. ACP of Bengaluru V Mariappa joined the event and also signed the #NeverDrinkAndDrive pledge.

Indian Cueist Pankaj Advani Supports The Road To Safety Campaign

Volunteers from SNCF and HelpAge India also showed up at the venue to lend their support to the cause of road safety.

Indian Cueist Pankaj Advani Supports The Road To Safety Campaign

SNCF volunteers helped in spreading the message of #NeverDrinkAndDrive by joining the walkathon held in Bengaluru's Kohinoor Grounds.

About The Campaign

About The Campaign

NDTV along with Mastercard is launching a multi-platform campaign “Cashless Bano India”, to create digital awareness and educate the masses about digital payment solutions for day to day transactions.

The campaign aims to take the message of a cash free India to the country, and will charter a blue print which can help all stakeholders to become a part of the digital revolution.

We aim to reach out to people and educate them on:

1) Digital and financial literacy

2) New generation digital payment solutions

3) Enabling merchants and consumers to understand and adopt secured and safe payment Solutions

4) Ease of usage at point of sales

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  • Amitabh Kant
    In the next 3 to 4 years, India will technologically leap forward. Every person with a mobile will become a walking ATMAmitabh KantCEO, NITI Aayog
  • Ari Sarker
    The banking industry is going to move away from the practice of a blended merchant rate, we will have a separate cost for credit and debitAri SarkerCo-President, Asia Pacific, Mastercard
  • Sunil Mehta
    Security is an ongoing process. Nothing can be absolutely secure. We need to solve problems on an everyday basisSunil MehtaMD and CEO, Punjab National Bank
  • Praveen Khandelwal
    There should be no transaction costs on merchants or consumers. This should be covered by government subsidiesPraveen KhandelwalGeneral Secretary, The Confederation of All India Traders
  • Dr Arvind Virmani
    At least for the next 5 years or so, cellphones would be the best medium to reach people throughDr Arvind VirmaniPresident, Forum for Strategic Initiatives and Former Chief Economic Advisor