No job cut in transformation of Postal Dept: Comm & IT
Min
The DoP has plans to set up Post Bank of India under payments bank
licence.The Reserve Bank of India has already issued licensing norms for
niche banks - payments banks and small banks.
There will be no job losses during transformation of the Department of Posts,
Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad assured Friday. "I
assure all employees that no one will lose their job during the transformation
of Department of Post. There is a need for capacity building," Prasad
tweeted while sharing highlights of his address to circle heads of Department
of Posts.
The Minister has been asking postal employees to transform themselves
and help in transformation of post offices. "Computerisation of all Post
Offices must be completed soon. This is my priority and I will personally monitor
the progress of this work," he tweeted.
The minister said that proposed
Post Bank of India will be a game changer for the department as it will take
financial inclusion to a new level. "Post offices must gear up for
this," he said. The DoP has plans to set up Post Bank of India under
payments bank licence. The Reserve Bank of India has already issued licensing
norms for niche banks - payments banks and small banks. Prasad said that DoP
officers should reach out to eCommerce companies and offer them logistics
services. "eCommerce is a great opportunity. India Post must use this
opportunity to take eCommerce to the every corner of India," Prasad said.
India Post has launched a mobile application and an e-commerce centre at
Safdarjang, New Delhi, that will handle e-retailing exclusively. The centre is
capable of handling 30,000 parcels per day. Online retail players such as
Amazon, Paytm and Snapdeal are using the Postal Department's services for their
parcels. He said that post offices in rural India must also improve their
facilities and improve their visibility by placing sign boards so that people
can locate it easily. "Department of Post has to play a bigger & more
active role in transformation of India. No other govt agency has such deep
understanding of India," Prasad tweeted.
Courtesy : Money
Control
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