New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Department of Posts on Tuesday said it has revamped its ATM infrastructure with activation of 887 ATMs across the country, in a major step towards making banking services more accessible and user friendly.These 887 ATMs, installed at various post offices, are helping citizens access essential banking services close to their homes.According to a Ministry of Communications statement, the initiative is especially beneficial for people living in rural, and underserved ar…
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New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The Department of Posts has achieved an important milestone by successfully booking its first online order through the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), Ministry of Communications said on Thursday. The order was booked on January 13, with the Department acting as a Logistics Service Provider, and the consignment was delivered successfully on January 15.The first order was placed by UdyamWell, an ONDC-enabled initiative that works to support Bharatpreneurs, includ…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The government on Monday said that ‘SAMPANN’ (System for Accounting and Management of Pension) has enabled pensioners to securely access, store, and retrieve their official documents anytime and anywhere, ensuring greater convenience, authenticity and long-term digital preservation of records.It is an integrated, online pension management system for Department of Telecommunications (DoT) pensioners, creating a single platform for processing, sanctioning and disbursing…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The government on Thursday announced the nationwide rollout of Voice over WiFi (VoWiFi), also known as Wi-Fi Calling, on New Year.This advanced service is now available to all BSNL customers across every telecom circle in the country, ensuring seamless and high-quality connectivity even in challenging environments, said Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), India’s premier state-owned telecommunications provider.The service is now available to BSNL customers across all tel…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The broadband subscriber base in India crossed the 1 billion (100 crore) mark in the month of November, the government said on Wednesday.In the last 10 years, the Broadband subscriber base in India has increased by more than six times.There were 131.49 million (13.15 crore) broadband subscribers at the end of November 2015, which grew to 1 billion (100.37 crore) at the end of November 2025, according to the Ministry of Communications.Meanwhile, the total number of Intern…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The Department of Posts has announced to rationalise certain international letter post services, particularly those without or limited tracking features, and to promote more efficient, accountable and customer-friendly alternatives.In line with global best practices and decisions taken by the Universal Postal Union (UPU), the Department of Posts has undertaken a forward-looking initiative to modernise and strengthen international letter post services.Accordingly, with ef…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) has helped prevent the financial loss of Rs 660 crore in cyber fraud across the banking ecosystem in just six months since its rollout, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) said on Monday.The FRI is driven by active support of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), leading to large-scale onboarding of banks, financial institutions, and Third-Party Application Providers (TPAPs) …