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Government of India
Prime Minister's Office
Government of India
Prime Minister's Office
07-January-2015 13:43 IST
PM: Postal network can become a driving force for Indian Economy
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today
said that the postal network can become a driving force for the Indian Economy,
just like the Indian Railways. His remarks came during the presentation of a
report by the task force on leveraging the post office network. The Prime
Minister, after an initial discussion on various aspects of the report, has
directed that the recommendations of the task force be studied in detail within
a short period of time, so that necessary follow-up action can be initiated.
The Prime Minister said the postman, along
with the teacher, is the most respected Government employee in rural areas.
The Prime Minister said the Department of
Posts has huge assets across India, and ways should be explored to suitably use
these assets for the benefit of the people. He said post offices in rural areas
can be used to deliver services and important government information to
individual households.
The Minister for Communication and IT, Shri
Ravi Shankar Prasad, was present on the occasion. The presentation on behalf of
the task force was given by its Chairman, Shri T.S.R. Subramanian.
