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The most recent incident came to light, when a Twitter user, RK Misra, shared a picture of buying a coconut during his morning cycling session from a vendor, and he was surprised to see that the coconut seller had a QR code on his two-wheeler. The thing that attracted our attention was the QR code. He shared a clip of the moment and captioned it, “Coconut Man with QR Code. India Forward.” Take a look:
The viral tweet has garnered 271.2 K views, 287 retweets, and 4K likes till now. For the unfamiliar, the Twitter user is the co-chairman of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry, a non-governmental trade association in Karnataka.
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The post went viral in no time and saw positive and negative responses from people. Take a look at the reactions.
Misra ji,
Can you explain how a coconut seller
Is better off with “QR code”
Than
Receiving payment in Cash?
How does it take him
(India is also people like him)
forward?— Ram G 🙏🏼 (@manasameeram) April 16, 2023
When was transferring money a major problem. Yes modes to transfer it has increased.
Primary issue is improving his sales and ROI, without which he is poorer by the day. See the inequality in the country.
Even the kachha liquor shop he goes in would have QR 😀.
— Ashutosh (@AshutoshSoni_) April 16, 2023
How is a poor roadside vendor supposed to have a POS machine, power, bank account?
I am not saying this.
Our learned ex-FM Chidu was mocking at digital payments. pic.twitter.com/t59PbmHJ3j— KD🇮🇳 (@KeeyRunn) April 16, 2023
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