No other distribution channel as wide or deep as India Post: Scindia

Scindia also said that the Centre is working on strategies to ensure that Indian Telecom Industries Limited becomes more financially sound

No other distribution channel in the world is as wide or as deep as India Post, said Union Minister for Communication Jyotiraditya M Scindia on Wednesday. He urged the postal employees to work towards becoming the largest logistics organisation in the world, too.

Scindia was addressing the Gramin Dak Sevaks Sammelan at K P Puttana Chetty Town Hall in Bengaluru.

"India post has 164,000 points of presence, from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, from Bharuch to Tawang," he added.

He said, although the post offices are getting modern tools, like handheld devices and Darpan, postal employees need to change the way they work to bring in the real transformation.

 

"Today, we have the capability of becoming the largest logistics organisation in the world. No one has the human resources to be able to do this apart from us. But we've got to make sure that we are at the cutting edge. Which means we need to innovate. We need to think about productivity," he added.  Scindia further said that the Centre is working on strategies to ensure that Indian Telecom Industries Limited (ITI) becomes more financially sound. The ministry is committed to making ITI Limited a sustainable enterprise, he added.

"ITI is an institution that has contributed tremendously to the telecom revolution in our country. The adaptation and technological advancements ITI has madefrom manufacturing rotary and push-button dial phones to producing core telecom equipment, radio access networks, routers, and PCB boardshave been remarkable," the minister told reporters after visiting the public sector unit, ITI Limited here.

Scindia said he looks forward to ITI playing an even more fundamental role in the telecom technology landscape as the sector undergoes rapid transformation.

When asked whether the ministry is supporting ITI in modernising its technology and manufacturing capabilities, Scindia said, "Yes. I believe the management of ITI must take on that responsibility."  "The ministry's responsibility is to ensure that the organisation is sustainable. At this point in time, we are working on multiple strategies to make ITI more financially sound. I am very confident that a whole-of-government approach will help achieve that," he added.