As far as the cross-border use of debit cards is concerned, a commendable start has been made here, and these efforts have been successful. Perhaps we are therefore justified in thinking that progress will soon be made in the other areas for which solutions have not yet been found such as the interoperability of e-money systems.
The initiative taken by the AIF in bringing together various stakeholder groups to improve the economic prospects of the rickshaw pullers is, indeed, commendable and I hope that the Rickshaw Sangh programme is extended all over the country and that it succeeds in bringing about a credible improvement in the quality of lives of this hard working group.