Newsinc24 Team India Post has about 38 crore savings accounts with a fund of Rs 22 lakh crore, while there are 3.8 crore Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana accounts with deposits of Rs 2.27 lakh crore, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Sunday. Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana is a government-backed savings scheme for parents of girl children to build a fund for their daughter’s education. Addressing the Gramin Dak Sevak Sammelan in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur, Scindia said India Post’s mail network is being rapidly modernised with technologies such as conveyor systems, scientific sorting, Radio-frequency identification (RFID), barcodes, and QR codes to improve service delivery.
The Minister reiterated the vision of transforming India Post from a traditional service institution into the best logistics and distribution network in the world that is modern, technology-enabled, customer-centric and globally competitive.He emphasised that technology including modern parcel hubs, improved routing, digital tracking systems, electric vehicles and advanced logistics infrastructure will serve as enablers, but the human connection embodied by the Dakiya will remain at the heart of India Post.
Scindia noted that in rural India, the Gramin Dak Sevak forms one of the most vital links of social connection beyond the immediate family. In over 6.5 lakh villages, GDS remain the most trusted representatives of governance and public service. Over 9,000 Gramin Dak Sevaks at the Gramin Dak Sevak Sammelan. Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, N. Chandrababu Naidu also addressed the event.
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