NADRA Says 99% of Payments at Its Centres Are Now Digital

NADRA cashless payments now account for 99% of transactions at its service centres across Pakistan, according to this account. The change is described as part of the government's Cashless Pakistan initiative.

In this article we set out the two percentages and what they are attached to. Here is everything you need to know.

What the NADRA cashless payments figure covers

The 99% figure is NADRA's own centres, not every shop in the country. Officials say digitising those payments is meant to make transactions more convenient, improve transparency and expand digital payments.

A second figure sits beside it. Around 75% of payments across federal government entities are now accepted digitally. That is a wider claim than NADRA alone, and it is still short of every federal payment.

Why it matters

A cashless target is easy to announce and harder to measure at a counter. These two numbers are the measurements in this report: NADRA's centres, and federal entities as a group.

• 99% is the share at NADRA service centres
• The programme named is Cashless Pakistan
• Convenience and transparency are the aims stated
• About 75% is the share reported for federal government entities
• The 75% figure is "accepted digitally," not a claim that cash has ended

What is not in this report

1. Which payment methods make up the 99%.
2. How many centres still take cash for the remaining 1%.
3. Which federal entities are outside the 75%.
4. A date when cash payments at NADRA would stop.

What happens next

A method-by-method breakdown would show whether the 99% is cards, bank transfer or a government app. We will update this article if NADRA publishes that split.

Our verdict

NADRA cashless payments are reported at 99% of bills at its service centres, under the Cashless Pakistan initiative. About 75% of payments across federal government entities are reported as accepted digitally.

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