Around 6 lakh food and Ration packets were Distributed to Labourers, Municipal
Workers Etc. Through Self-contribution and in association with NGOS
Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad Minister of Communications, Law &
Justice and Electronics and IT, reviewed the activities and effort of
Department of Posts during Coving19 crisis through Video Conferencing. Shri
Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre Hon’ble Minister of State of Communications, Shri P. K.
Bisoi Secretary, Posts, Ms. Arundhaty Ghosh, DG, Postal Services and other
senior officers also attended the VC at the Head Quarter. All the Chief
Postmaster Generals attended through VC from respective Circle Headquarters.
2. The VC was
conducted on first “Make in India” VC Solution developed by C-DOT. As such, it
was also a first successful trial run of the VC solution.
3. The
highlights of the Covid efforts of India Post:
·
More than 2000 tonnes
of medicines and medical equipment were booked and delivered to needy individuals
and hospitals across the country.
·
Road Transport Network
running more than 25000 Kms daily and carrying more than 75 tonnes of mails and
parcels was introduced to strengthen the supply chain.
·
Around Rs.1500 Crore
disbursed at the door step using Aadhar enabled Payment System (AePS) of India
Post Payment Bank to around 85 lakh beneficiaries.
·
75 lakh electronic
money orders (EMO) payments made under various schemes of financial inclusion
worth Rs.760 Crore.
·
Direct Benefit
Transfers (DBT) payments worth Rs.1100 crore disbursed in beneficiary accounts.
·
Around 6 lakh food and
ration packets were distributed to labourers, municipal workers etc. through
self-contribution and in association with NGOs.
4. The CPMGs shared
the activities undertaken as a dedicated team effort of postal staff. Different
circles excelled in different activities like:
·
Gujarat and Uttar
Pradesh pioneered in tie ups with pharmaceutical and Medicine Company and
providing logistic solution.
·
Bihar Uttar Pradesh,
Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab and Telangana have been leading
states in financial inclusion.
·
Delhi, West Bengal and
Maharashtra circles performed well in ensuring the gateway for North, North
East and Southern states of the country.
·
Haryana, Karnataka,
Kerala circles developed customised apps for receiving service request from
public and fulfilment thereof.
5. Certain
innovative models of service delivery and promoting regional specialities were
also shared by the CPMGs such as:
·
Jammu & Kashmir
has finalised delivery of Prasad of Mata Vaishno Devi Temple and Saffron from
Kashmir across the country shortly.
·
Punjab is promoting
booking and distribution of Indian medicines through post offices and also in
association with CSCs.
·
Bihar excelled in
taking “Apka Bank Apke Dwar” with around 11.65 lakh disbursal worth Rs.147
crore.
6. Minister of
Communication, sharing his vision for the Department, instructed the CPMGs and
senior officers of India Post to work towards realizing the vision of Prime
Minister for an Aatma Nirbhar Bharat. He spelt out the following priority areas
in post-Covid situation for the Department.
·
Provide logistics
support for Indian Systems of Medicines that include Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha
etc. in different parts of the country.
·
“Dakiya” should become
fist resource for collecting database of migrants, their skill sets, opening of
their accounts and facilitate payments under MGNREGA and other Govt. Schemes.
·
India Post should
prepare strategic plan, dovetailing suggestions from the field, to become flag
bearer of an Indian Supply Chain through which tele-medicine, agri-products,
handicrafts, artisan products and other local specialities can be connected
from producer to ultimate buyer eliminating the middleman.
·
He emphasised that
experience gained from distribution of medicines and essential items during
Covid period has created this opportunity to scale-up the model.
·
The Minister also
appreciated the good work of the postal employees and officers in their role as
“Covid Warriors”.
·
Concluding the event,
Minister made it clear that ordinary Indian has to be empowered with vast
network of Post Office and the power of technology i.e. digital inclusion
supplemented by financial inclusion and strong physical supply chain.
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