Raju Patel, Beggar From Bihar Goes Digital, Accepts Online Donations With QR Code Around His Neck

Bettiah, February 8: A 40-year-old Bihar man who asks for alms at Bettiah Railway Station provides folks choices to pay him through digital mode with a QR code placard round his neck and a digital pill. Raju Patel, the digital beggar, who calls himself a follower of the previous state chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and attended his packages, is impressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Digital India Campaign. Karnataka: Thousands Bid Adieu to Mentally Challenged Beggar Huchcha Basya Who Died in Road Accident Ballary. Raju Patel, Beggar From Bihar Goes Digital

Bihar | Raju Patel, a beggar in Bettiah, goes digital; accepts PhonePe & places a QR code round his neck "I accept digital payments, it's enough to get the work done & fill my stomach," stated Raju Patel Visuals from Bettiah railway station pic.twitter.com/nbw83uXop6 — ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2023

The digital beggar stated that he by no means forgets to hearken to PM Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' radio programme. Speaking to ANI, Raju Patel stated, "I accept digital payments, and it's enough to get the work done and fill my stomach. I have been begging here since my childhood but I have changed the way of begging in this digital age." "After begging, I sleep at the station itself. I could not find any other way of livelihood. Many times, people refused to give alms saying that they did not have cash in smaller denominations. Many travellers said that in the era of e-wallets like pay-phones etc., there is no need to carry cash anymore. Due to this, I opened a bank account, and an e-wallet," he added. Patel who carries the e-wallet for begging stated that the general public nonetheless give alms in money. However, some folks additionally switch cash to his e-wallet. He knowledgeable that the financial institution wished his Aadhaar and PAN card for opening the checking account, so he acquired himself a PAN made as effectively to set the ball rolling. Consequently, Patel opened an account in the principle department of the State Bank of India in Bettiah and acquired an e-wallet made. Currently, he begs digitally round Bettiah railway station. (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, SociallyKeeda Staff might not have modified or edited the content material physique)