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India: Dept of Post to Computerise All Post Offices by 2012 |
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egovonline.net |
| Source Date: |
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 |
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Electronic and Mobile Government, Citizen Engagement, Internet Governance
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India |
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Jan 18, 2011 |
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Sachin Pilot, Union Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology said that the Department of Post is seeking to computerise all the 1.55 lakh post offices in the country by the end of 2012. Pilot was talking to reporters after launching 3G services in seven cities of Gujarat through video conferencing here.
The minister said that of 1,55,015 post offices in the country, only 12,604 have been computerised so far, and Department of Posts aims to computerise the rest by the end of 2012.
Talking about telecom network, he said that only the government-owned companies such as BSNL were putting up infrastructure and providing connectivity in the remote areas, or Naxalism affected areas such as Jharkhand.
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India: Dept of Post to Computerise All Post Offices by 2012 Sachin Pilot Union Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology said that the Department of Post is seeking to computerise all the 1.55 lakh post offices in the country by the end of 2012 Pilot was talking to reporters after launching 3G services in seven cities of Gujarat through video conferencing here
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