Sibal holds consultation for building India Post partnerships

Aims to develop a future business model and Post’s integration with the technological architecture of India Post 2012 project

PTI | July 5, 2011




Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for IT and Communications on Monday held a round table consultation with various industry players to give shape to India Post 2012 project that aims at developing future business model for post offices in the country.

"I think this is the first time Department of Post is interacting with industry to leverage benefit of this (postal) national asset," Sibal said at 'Partnering India Post: 2012 and Beyond' conference held.  The conference was held understand areas, methods and challenges for developing a symbiotic and long-term relationship between India's postal department and key stakeholders.

The inputs taken from this conference will be used by DoP to develop the future business model and its integration with the technological architecture of India Post 2012 project which is a programme of computerising and digitally connecting the entire postal network.

Stakeholders from banking, insurance, telecom, IT, logistics, publications, financial institutions, government ministries and departments, industry associations, academic sector and other are said to have participated in the consultation to give shape to India Post 2012 project.

Ministry of IT and Communications has started India Post 2012 Project to transform DoP into a technology enabled, and self reliant market leader. This translates into five initiatives covering increased market share and revenues, new products and services, improved services delivery, motivated workforce and rural development.
 

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