The Centre is focusing on
modernization of post offices in the country to improve service delivery and
enable them to compete with courier companies, Union minister of state for
communications and information technology KilliKruparani said today.The
Department of Posts has sanctioned Rs 4,700 crore for modernization of 1.55
lakh post offices, she said here.Under the project, a provision of Rs 1,500
crore has been made to install computers in rural post offices, Kruparani
said.To overcome the delay in providing services, the Union government has
embarked on a massive drive to upgrade postal infrastructure, Kruparani
said.She said all the post offices in the country will be soon providing online
services.
The Minister was speaking after
inaugurating the first all-women post office (Mahila Dak Ghar) in Andhra
Pradesh which has come up in this port city."In the coming days, their
will be more such post offices across the country for the convenience of women.
The Centre intends to open Mahila Dak Ghars in every metropolitan city and big
towns, especially where there is sizeable population of working women,
Kruparani said.
Source : Times of India.
