In the age of e-mails, the postman could be relevant again. As part of its Digital India programme, the Narendra Modi government plans to tie up with major e-retailers like Flipkart, Snapdeal and Myntra for them to use the postal departments services to deliver consumer goods in remote areas of the country. Minister of Communication and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad is expected to meet Sachin and Binny Bansal, the founders of e-commerce giant Flipkart soon to hold detailed discussions. He will also meet other e-tailers. Right now, the postal department can only track a parcel from one centre to another. The government has said it is ready to upgrade technology at post offices, including arming postmen with mobile phones, to address some of these concerns. The Modi government expects its digital impetus to reach broadband services to far-flung rural areas. The postal departments wide network connects far-flung areas of the country. It employs more than 4.5 lakh people. Earlier this month Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had met both PM Modi and Mr Prasad on his first visit to India and offered to help connect the countrys remote villages to the Internet. He said he was excited about Mr Modis Digital India initiative and the opportunity it offered. In August this year, the textile ministry had announced an agreement with Flipkart to provide an online marketing platform to handloom weavers in the country to boost the sector and boost manufacturing in the country. ndtv/article/india/how-pm-modi-s-digital-india-will-empower-the-postman-610181
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 16:12:39 +0000
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