'Dak Sewa is Jan Sewa'; Scindia says dept of posts to soon turn digital
Financial Express Ahmedabad|December 15, 2024
UNION MINISTER JYOTIRADITYA Scindia on Saturday said the Department of Posts is going through a business process restructuring exercise to transition to a digital platform as he asserted that Dak Sewa is Jan Sewa (postal service is public service).
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Speaking on the occasion of the 50th Foundation Day of Indian Post & Telecommunication Accounts and Finance Service, the minister said the shift is particularly relevant in the context of e-commerce growth, positioning the department to lead in this emerging business avenue.

"Our department is going to go digital. Our department is going through a business process restructuring exercise, where we will transform ourselves in the days to come into a logistics corporation, where we must become the leaders in the world, with a new business avenue that is growing in terms of e-commerce," he said.

He noted that the Department of Posts today is the largest distribution network across the world, with 164,000 post offices.

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