Friday, December 20, 2024

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS YEAR-END REVIEW 2024: Department of Posts The Post Office Act, 2023 came into force on June 18, 2024, replacing the Indian Post Office Act of 1898

  PMA (Parcel Monitoring Application) has revolutionized real-time delivery information sharing from 4.33 lakh articles in May 2019 to 5.35 crore articles in October 2024

 Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) gates have been installed at 42 major mail exchange hubs to ensure real-time tracking across network

 The establishment of 233 Nodal Delivery Centres has enhanced the speed and efficiency of parcel delivery, covering over 1600 PIN codes and handling 30% of total parcels delivered across India

 Aadhar centres were extended to Defence personnel including the highest centre at Siachen, with 110 operational centres in Army Postal Service locations

 As of October 2024, 400,00 KYC verifications have been successfully completed

 1,33,000 units will be verified by DoP under Physical verification of Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) units

 Commemorative Postage Stamps on 25 issues were released during the period 1st January 2024 to 31st October 2024

 25,133 individuals were engaged in the first tranche of the Rozgar Mela

 Construction of 56 new postal buildings and renovation of 95 improved service delivery.

 More than 1000 Dak Ghar Niryat Kendra (DNKs) have been opened to facilitate commercial export through postal channels across the country

 The Department of Posts acceded to the Postal Payment Service Multilateral Agreement (PPSMA) for electronic postal payment service exchange between the signatory parties

 India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) opened 2.68 crore accounts in Current Year 2024 with 1.56 crore i.e. 59% female accounts and 77% accounts opened in rural India. (January-November 2024)

 3.62 crore IPPB customers have received DBT benefits aggregating INR 34,950 crore. (Jan-Nov, 2024)

 4.40 Lakh Digital Life Certificate issued to pensioners in 2024

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