Digital தொடர்பில் SBI ஐ பின்னுக்கு தள்ளியது இந்திய அஞ்சல் துறை.
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MUMBAI: The postal department has surpassed the country's largest
lender, SBI, in terms of digital connectivity even before its payments
bank launch, Union IT and Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
today said.
"The core banking solution (CBS) or digital connectivity of the
postal department has surpassed the State Bank of India's digital
connectivity," Prasad said at a special session on the third day of the
ongoing Make in India week here.
There are over 1.50 lakh post offices across the country, of which
1.25 lakh are in rural areas, and the department had embarked on CBS
connectivity a few years ago.
The department is all set to launch a payments bank by March 2017.
SBI Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya had in the past expressed reservations about the entry of payments banks.
The postal department has got in-principle nod to start a payments
bank, along with 10 other players, including corporate houses like the
Mahindras, the Birlas, Reliance Industries and telecom firms with a
deeper distribution network such as Bharti Airtel.
The successful applicants have been given 18 months to start
operations. They are required to present a final plan of operation to
the Reserve Bank of India before final nod.
Speaking at the special session on IT and electronics, Prasad
appealed all to invest more in the country, saying India will be a USD 1
trillion opportunity for digital companies in five years.
He elaborated that electronics will be a USD 350 billion industry
while IT, IT-enabled services and e-commerce would bring in USD 350
billion and USD 250 billion for the communication sector.
The minister said electronics and IT manufacturing are also crucial
for the success of flagship programmes such as Start-up India and
Digital India.
He listed consumer, defence, automobile and medical electronics as the sub-sectors full with opportunities.
Prasad sees the target of having 500 million Internet users advancing by one year to 2016-end instead of 2017.
In the same vein, the minister said he is sensitive to the demand on
the skilling front and added that over 1,200 doctoral candidates in 80
select universities will be benefiting under a special scheme.
Source: newindianexpress.com
February 17, 2016
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