The following bandwidth of Sify in office-wise is required to complete CSI Rollout

1-2 System Office -512Kbps
3-5 System Office - 1Mbps
more than 6 System Office - 2 to 8 Mbps

Simple Overview of CSI and RICT Rollout (OCIT Training)

For those who could not attend OCIT training at PTC, Mysore. Following is informative to all of you (BPM, Postman, Postal Assistant, Sup Postmaster, Postmaster, Inspector of Posts, Asst. Supdt. of Post Offices or SP(SSP)) No matter whether you work at a Branch Office or Sub Office or Head Office or Divisional Office or Regional Office. Because unlike other rollouts ( Such as Finacle, mccamish ), here DO, RO, RMS NSH DAP every levels will be rolled out. So read it if u have time and curiosity on upcoming changes in DOP.

Some classes in OCIT training were on RICT and CSI and IPPB which actually provided some more information and it was good. Class on Finacle MIS reports and SB orders were boring but needed in day to day works . Following points may be interesting for all. 

CSI - Core System Integration

Directorate has given strict order to rollout CSI in all divisions by March 2018. This month 12 divisions are going live. Recently rolled out Pune east things are going fine.

After CSI rolledout our salary cycle will be from 26th of a month to 25th of next month. Our _salary will be drawn by DAP_ not by Head Office. Only thing you get in cash mode is advances. All other payments will be through either Bank or POSB accounts. Any time you can change your payment account in ESS portal.

Each and every employee including gds and pensioners will be identified by an employee id rather than name. It will be important to you not only upto retirement but upto death.

FEATURES OF RURAL ICT HANDHELD DEVICE SUPPLIED TO BRANCH POST OFFICES

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RICT ROLL OUT SCHEDULE RELEASED BY THE DEPARTMENT - PHASE I ROLL OUT IN 39,231 BRANCH OFFICES IN 18 CIRCLES

SERVICES TO BE COVERED UNDER RURAL ICT

Modernization of Service Book

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All post offices to be computerised by 2017

India Posts is the largest postal network in the world and provides access to affordable services to all citizens in the country through its vast network. Out of 1.55 lakh post offices, 1.39 lakh are in rural areas and the remaining 15,736 in urban areas.

Over 1.55 lakh post offices in the country would be computerised by next year with an outlay of Rs 4,909 crore under the IT Modernisation Project of the Department of Posts. "At present, the project is at implementation stage and is likely to be completed by 2017," the Economic Survey 2015-16 tabled in Parliament today said.

Data Centre Facility IT modernisation Project

ROLL OUT OF INTERNET / MOBILE / SMS BANKING

Copy of eMail dated 18.02.2016 from Director (CBS) to all Circle Heads From: Director (CBS) Sent: 18 February 2016 17:46

Subject: Roll out of Internet/Mobile/SMS Banking 

Respected Sir/Madam

I am directed to enclose Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) of Internet/Mobile / SMS Banking for circulation to all CBS Post Offices. Facilities available through these channels are also attached. These need to be pasted on the Public Notice Board of all CBS Post Offices. 

Revised policy for bandwidth up-gradation / down-gradation

Uploading of past premium no longer be available after 15.03.2016 in McCamish - CIS

Know More About Rural ICT For Gramin Dak Sewaks

Know About Rural ICT For GDS In India PostLaunch of the Rural ICT project of the Department by handing over the solar powered, biometric hand-held devices with connectivity along with the application software to Gramin Dak Sewaks from three pilot Circles viz Bihar, UP and Rajasthan on 28th Dec 2015

Benefits of Hand-held device to the rural citizen

Electronic transactions- Booking and delivery of Speed Post, registered mail, money orders, sale of stamps and postal stationery will be done through these devices and paper receipt shall be generated
instantaneously thereby eliminating chances of overcharging and other problems associated with manual transactions. Savings Bank deposits & withdrawals, PLI/RPLI premium deposits and loan/claim payments will also be done electronically on these devices.
Immediate uploading of transaction data and financial reconciliation- Using mobile connectivity, data pertaining to all transactions done on the hand-held devices shall be uploaded onto the central server. E-Money order will reach the destination post office instantaneously unlike present day where the money order is digitized at the nearest computerized Post Office and leads to delay in delivery. All financial transactions shall also be reconciled immediately without any manual intervention and Cash on Delivery amount collected in the village shall be immediately credited to the account of e-Commerce Company. Similarly the artisans would be able to fulfill e-commerce orders and receive immediate payment for their sold products online. This will have a positive impact on the overall economy of the villages.
Automatic track and trace- Speed Post and Registered letters/parcels and money remittances will be trackable at the Branch Post Office level and booking/delivery information will also be uploaded to central server immediately.
Fraud and leakage elimination- As Savings Bank and Postal Life Insurance transactions will be done on a real-time basis and through immediate generation of receipt and voice message, chances of fraud would be eliminated. Biometric authentication of MNREGS and social security beneficiaries at the time of pay-out would also reduce leakage in the schemes
Post Offices as Common Service Centres- Branch Post Offices shall be able to work as Common Service Centres and offer services such as Railway Reservation, online bill payment for electricity and water utilities, mobile and DTH recharge, insurance policy premium payments & transactions for partner banks/insurance companies/mutual funds etc

Launch Of Post-Terminals For BPMs - Rural ICT Project

Department has launched issue of Post-Terminals (POTD Devices) to BPMs on pilot basis on 28.12.2015 in the states of U.P, Rajasthan and Bihar as part of implementation of RICT ( Rural Information & Communication Technology). 

Key highlights of RICT

1. Branch Post Masters to be given a hand held device for day-to-day operations
2. Through the hand held device, BPM will be able to do transactions for Core Banking, Insurance and Mail Operations
3. Scanning of documents and barcodes through a scanner
4. Regional language support on the handheld device
5. Provision of solar panels for battery charging at all Branch office

Ms. Aakansha Shukla BPM (UP) receiving first Hand Held device from MoC