India Post delivers over 2000 tonnes of medicines and medical equipment across
the country
Rs.1500 Crore disbursed at the door step using Aadhar enabled Payment System
(AePS)
Shri Ravi
Shankar Prasad, Union Minister of Communications, Law & Justice and
Electronics and IT instructed the Chief Post Master Generals and senior
officers of India Post to work towards realising the vision of the Prime
Minister for an AatmaNirbhar Bharat. Union Minister reviewed the activities and
efforts of Department of Posts during Covin-19 crisis through Video Conference
today. Shri Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre, Minister of State for Communications, Shri
P. K. Bisoi Secretary, Posts, Ms. Arundhaty Ghosh, DG, Postal Services and
other Senior officers also attended the VC at the Head Quarters. All the Chief
Postmaster Generals attended through VC from respective Circle Headquarters.
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.
Highlights of the
Covid efforts of India Post are:
·
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 Payments
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.
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 , Karnatka , Kerala
circles developed customised apps for receiving service request from public and
fulfilment thereof.
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.
Union Minister, sharing his vision for the Department,
instructed the CPMGs and senior officers of India Post to work
towards realising the vision of the Prime Minister for an AatmaNirbhar 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 first
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, Union Minister emphasized 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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Posted On: 22 MAY 2020 7:21PM by PIB Delhi