India Shipping Payments Banking Concern To Force Fiscal Inclusion, Boost Rural Economy: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said the operations of the Bharat Post Payments Bank (IPPB) volition strengthen the fiscal inclusion programme inward India
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sat said the operations of the Bharat Post Payments Bank (IPPB) volition strengthen the fiscal inclusion programme inward Bharat as well as brand country’s “village systems” stronger.

The Department of Posts is rolling out 650 branches as well as 3,250 access points of IPPB across Bharat from Sat as well as it aims to render banking services to every citizen of Bharat past times leveraging the network of 1.55 lakh post offices of the department.

Of this, 27 branches as well as 135 access points were inaugurated inward West Bengal circles comprising Sikkim, Andaman & Nicobar Islands as well as West Bengal.

“Remaining 8,942 post offices inward the circle volition constituent equally access points gradually inward a phased mode past times halt of Dec 2018,” a disceptation said.


“IPPB is a revolutionary pace inward the land of fiscal inclusion. When the IPPB starts operations, the villages volition conk skillful unit of measurement as well as the payments banking concern volition conk a forcefulness to brand hamlet organisation stronger,” said the Union Minister of Law as well as Justice as well as Electronics as well as Information Technology.

The IPPB, which has been gear upwards equally a world sector banking concern alongside 100 per cent equity nether the postal department, has a vast network of the Bharat Post alongside a rural penetration of 1.3 lakh access points (post offices), almost 2.5 times the publish of banking concern branches inward rural India.

“When the IPPB starts operation, the revenue, accountability as well as credibility of postal subdivision volition skyrocket,” he said at the inauguration of IPPB Kolkata branch here.

Elaborating on the digital profile of the country, Prasad said at that spot are 120 crore mobile phones as well as 45 crore smart phones available inward the country, piece 122 crore people convey Aadhaar card.

Explaining the growing transactions through digital mode, he said the transactions value through BHIM-UPI convey gone upwards to Rs 45,845 crore equally of July 2018 from Rs 5,325 crore inward September 2017.
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