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DOP'S MOVE TO APPLY FOR BANK LICNCE

DOP'S MOVE TO APPLY FOR BANK LICNCE

 

MUMBAI: The Department of Posts will move a Cabinet note in order to apply for a banking license by the stipulated deadline of July 1, a senior official has said, even as a top Finance Ministry went public with doubts over the efficacy of the post office being converted into a bank. "We are moving a cabinet note now and after that we will be applying for the licence. After the cabinet note, we will go ahead with setting up the bank," Postal Services Board's member, planning, Suneeta Trivedi, told PTI here. Trivedi asserted that the Department will be making the application by July 1, which is the last date set by the Reserve Bank for receiving applications. 

The department of Posts has engaged consultancy firm Ernst & Young for helping it at the application stage by creating the "whole concept" of the bank and has already gathered all the know-how to enter the fray. However, Department of Financial Services Secretary Rajiv Takru seemed to be not so much interested at the prospect of India Posts entering the banking fray. 

There is a lot more to banking than merely having the reach and opening savings accounts, he told reporters, adding that it also involves very complex things at the back end and seemed to suggest that a Japan-like case, where the postal department has a bank, may not work in the country. When asked about the same, Trivdei said, "We have worked out all on the know how, about everything. There is nothing like that" and added that there is no rethink on the part of the Postal department. Sector watchers suggest that if financial inclusion is the ultimate aim in granting new licences in this round, the entry of the department will be highly beneficial to the agenda being pursued by the Reserve Bank and the Government. 

 

Source : http://economictimes.indiatimes.com

Tamilnadu Circle NFPE P3 யின் கும்பகோணம் மாநில மாநாட்டில் 

மாநில செயலாளராக தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ள மண்ணின் மைந்தர்

 திரு J R என்கின்ற  J  ராம மூர்த்தி  அவர்களின்   பணிசிறக்க 

வாழ்த்துகிறோம்.

  தேசிய சங்கம் 

 மயி லா டு துறை  கோட்டம 

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In tech makeover mode, post offices to push the e-governance envelope

MUMBAI, MAY 29:  

E-mail may have killed the ‘letter’, but not the post-office.

The friendly, paper-and-glue smelling post-office is reinventing itself, becoming swank and going electronic.

A view of the TCS office in Shollinganallur, near Chennai. File Photo

An ambitious tech makeover at the Department of Posts may change things some more. You may soon be able to pay utility bills and insurance premiums at a post office. Why, you may even get to buy your bus ticket for that long delayed holiday!

The e-governance plan, called ‘India Post 2012’, is a multi-faceted IT automation programme that provides for computerisation and electronic linking of all the 1.6 lakh head and sub post offices in the country.

“India Post is all set to create technologically-enabled Dakiyas (postman) and Dakghars (post offices),” said Tanmoy Chakrabarty, Vice-President and Global Head, Government Industry Solutions Unit, Tata Consultancy Services, which has been selected by the DoP as the core systems integrator for India Post for six years as part of a Rs 1,100-crore arrangement.

“The post office will be able to function as the de-facto centre for e-governance by becoming the electronic point of delivery for private and public sector programmes,” he added.

In all, eight contracts are to be given out for hardware, software and systems integration. As the core systems integrator, TCS becomes responsible for overall integration of all the solutions (including those owned and delivered by vendors chosen through other contracts) and thus responsible for overall implementation of the ‘India Post 2012’ project.

Next, the DoP wants to give the postman a snazzy handheld device. This will enable him/her to function as a business correspondent, especially in the rural and semi-urban pockets. The vendor for this initiative is yet to be decided.

“A postman is more trusted than somebody who comes suited and booted, especially in the rural areas. Based on the trust that he enjoys of the local people, he will be able to function as a business correspondent and provide the last-mile link,” said Raghu Cavale, Vice-President and Head for India Business at Infosys.

Last year, Infosys bagged two deals — for rural systems integration and financial systems integration — from the DoP. While Sify has been engaged for network integration, Reliance Communications Infrastructure is the data centre services provider.

Courtesy :www.thehindubusinessline.com

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/in-tech-makeover-mode-post-offices-to-push-the-egovernance-envelope/article4762442.ece

BANGALORE, INDIA: When you hear 'ATM', what is the first thing that you relate to it? I am sure, many of us, including me, relate it to savings bank ATM card.

How about an ATM card similar to a debit card/ATM card issued by a bank for postal account? Sounds different right?

Yes, the Department of Posts, in an effort to provide enhanced solutions to its customers is all set to launch the first Automated teller Machine (ATM) in Bangalore GPO premises shortly, through a core banking solution.

Last year, the department of post had announced that it has plans to set up 1,000 ATM centres at different post offices across the country, with an aim provide better customer service through IT enablement of business processes and support functions.

Implementing new banking solution enables postal department to offer all kinds of services that are offered by private banks to more than 200 million post office saving bank (POSB) account holders in 1.55 lakh post offices.

When CIOL enquired about the launch of India's first India Post ATM, an official concerned with the Bangalore post office said, on condition of anonymity, that the ATM facility will be launch shortly with good features.

He further added that the postal ATM card enables POSB account holders to withdraw money from any bank ATM, provided they have enough savings.

"POSB account holder need not rely only on Post Office ATMs," he added.

Recently, TCS announced that it had bagged a Rs 1,100 crore, six-year contract from the Department of Posts to provide end-to-end IT modernisation program to equip India Post with modern technologies and systems to enable it to serve more services to more customers, in an effective manner.

The IT modernisation project dubbed 'India Post 2012' will help the department achieve a wider reach among the Indian population through increased customer interaction channels and through n

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What is new at IT Modernisation Project 

 On 2nd of May 2013, the Department of Posts (DoP) and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), officially
kicked-off the Core System Integrator (CSI) Project, as part of IT Modernisation Project - India Post2012. 

This project is a part of the DoP’s drive to modernise its technology infrastructure.


 Training for PLI and CBS is expected to start shortly across 8 pilot circles 

 The Training would take place for the
selected User Champions and End users.
These are Postal staff who will be trained by
vendors to become trainers. They will train
the rest of the DoP work force (not trained
by vendors) including GDS, ensuring last
mile reach.

 User Champions would be nominated based on certain guidelines such as good communication skills,
understanding of existing business processes etc. The criteria for selecting the User Champions have
been shared with all pilot Circles. 

 Currently DoP is in the process of selecting the User Champions and End users for pilot phase roll out.
PLI 8HOs (Sirohi, Pondicherry, Mumbai Central, Mysore, Guwahati, Noida, IP
HO(Delhi) & GPO Delhi and 192 SOs 

CBS 112 HOs and 12 SOs in 8 pilot circles (Assam, Karnataka, Maharashtra,
Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh , Delhi and Andhra Pradesh)
For any queries, please write to us at connect.indiapost.cm@gmail.com

MIRACLE IN TIRUVANNAMALAI DIVISION

Dear colleagues,
More than 70 members from the NFPE under the leadership of Sri.R.Saravanan, a longtime secretary of Tiruvannamalai Dn. joined our union. Sri.R.Saravanan joined in the presence of Circle secretary. He earnestly welcomed all and assured them for the democratic and impartial functioning. Sri.R.Saravanan also assured to render the fullest co-operation. In Trichy and Pattukottai Divisions also many more members joined in our Union. Shri.Arul selvan led them in Pattukottai Division.

Our Divisional Union also welcome all the new members joined from NFPE.