GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF
COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION
NO.1730
TO BE ANSWERED ON 4TH MAY, 2016
LOGISTIC POSTAL
SERVICES
†1730. SHRI RAJKUMAR SAINI:
Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS AND
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:
(a) whether logistic postal services have
been started;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the
cities/districts wherein the service has been introduced, State-wise;
(c) whether post offices have been equipped
with information technology related facilities including ATMs;
(d) if so, the number and details thereof
during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
(e) whether the said services are proposed to
be started in other post offices also; and
(f) if so, the details thereof, State-wise
and the targets fixed in this regard for the current Five Year Plan?
ANSWER
THE
MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI
RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)
(a) Yes, Madam.
(b) Logistics Post services have been
introduced by the Department w.e.f. 10.08.2004 to provide a range of integrated
logistics and fulfillment services that can be tailor made to suit the
requirements of the customers.
List of cities/ districts where Logistics
Post services are available are given in Annexure I.
(c) As part of ‘IT Modernization Project’
of the Department, 28002 Departmental offices including post offices, mail
offices and administrative offices have been computerized and networked so far
on single Wide Area Network (WAN), with the Data Centre Facility at Mumbai.
Department’s WAN is now the largest single-organization WAN in the country.
Department is also providing Core Banking Solution (CBS), Core Insurance
Solution (CIS) and ATM facility under the overall IT Modernization Project.
(d) Details are given in Annexure II.
(e) to (f) CBS and ATM
facilities are being expanded in other post offices/ locations in a phased
manner.
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