New Delhi, Dec 21 (PTI) The Department of Posts today
unveiled a Rs 1,400 crore IT modernisation project 'DARPAN',
aimed at improving overall quality of service levels of rural
post offices and achieving financial inclusion in rural areas.
The project DARPAN or Digital Advancement of Rural Post
Office for A New India” was launched by Telecom Minister Manoj
Sinha here today.
The project will offer technology solution to Branch
Postmasters (BPMs) which will enable each of 1.29 lakh branch
Post Offices (BOs) to improve the level of services being
offered to rural customers.
Sinha said that so far, 43,171 Branch Post Offices have
migrated under the 'DARPAN' project with the aim of financial
inclusion to rural population and the project is expected to
be completed by March, 2018.
The project will increase the rural reach of the Postal
Department and enable BOs to increase traffic of all financial
remittances, savings accounts, Rural Postal Life Insurance,
and Cash Certificates among others.
It will also aims to improve mail operations processes.
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