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93 percent teenagers in Bhubaneswar do online shopping: Survey
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93 percent teenagers in Bhubaneswar do online shopping: Survey

As many as 93% teens in the capital town are engaged in online purchasing, found out TCS kids Survey 2016-17. among them, eight% use their very own credit score or debit card for the fee, stated the survey carried out by means of the IT main to seize the virtual behaviour of children between the age group of 12-18 years.

The survey mentioned that 65% of the students order cash on transport and pay cash from mother and father, even as forty-two% make the fee of cash on delivery from their pocket money and 31% use their parents' debit or credit score playing cards.

Bankers, however, stated 18 years is the minimum age to own a credit score card. however many parents are giving upload on cards in opposition to a primary credit card to their youngsters. "Many mother and father have opted for upload on credit playing cards for his or her youngsters towards their number one credit score card with 25% credit restriction.

But debit playing cards can be issued to people of any age having a financial institution account. For minors mother and father are the signatory authority in case they may be given a debit card.
It isn't always really helpful to permit youngsters to apply for debit or credit playing cards," stated Ajit dash, an executive in HDFC financial institution.

With seventy-eight% college students inside the metropolis using clever telephones, online buying is one of the most important matters they get engaged with. "With both dad and mom operating it has to turn out to be important to present phones to kids as a safety measure. whilst the children have digitally linked thru smart smartphone its miles tough to prevent or limit them from online purchasing, which no longer simplest makes them spendthrifts.

I in my view don't approve it but do not know the way to forestall or check," stated Madhusmita Route, an officer in a kingdom PSU and dad and mom of two teenagers.

However, a majority of 67% respondents stated they use the internet for completing college assignments accompanied by 58% use for fast messaging, 57% for downloading a  track, 56% for social media and 52% for purchasing.

 
 
 
 
 

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Shibu Chandran
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Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
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Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
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Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST


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