NEW DELHI: In order to promote country’s move towards become a cashless economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently launched India's very own e-wallet app called BHIM (short for Bharat Interface for Money). During the app's launch, PM Modi said that BHIM will become the world's biggest wonder in times to come. Though the app is listed as free on the Google Play Store, it seems that it's not exactly 'free'.

It has been observed that downloading BHIM app deducts Rs 1.50 from a user's mobile balance. Not just that, after downloading the app, a user has to go through the tedious procedure.

When the app is downloaded, it sends a verification number on the user's smartphone via SMS. As soon as the message is received, Rs 1.50 are deducted from the user's mobile balance.

Not just that, numerous users have complained that the app doesn't work as intended. Some complaints say that even after completing all the necessary steps, transactions fail.

IN CASE IF THERE IS NO INTERNET: BHIM app is claimed to facilitate transactions even when there's no internet connectivity. But it seems it's not exactly serving its purpose. Many of the app users have found it to be 'a typical government app,' with a sub-par user interface. It also hangs quite frequently, worsening the user experience even further. Users say that the app is definitely 'below expectations'.

ABOUT APP: The app has been developed by National Payments Corporation of India. Around 2MB in size, it allows users to transfer amounts up to a maximum of Rs 20,000 per day. However, there's also a cap of Rs 10,000 for a single transaction.

TOP TRENDING APP: BHIM has become one of the top trending apps on the Google Play Store, with over 10 lakh people having downloaded it so far.

BEWARE WITH FAKE APP: Interestingly, numerous fake apps with names like ModiBhim, Modi ka Bhim, Bhim 2017, Bhim Cashless and even Bhim Data Saver have already started flooding the Google Play Store as well.

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