Ricoh has announced that they have been chosen by the Department of Posts, along with Telecommunications Consultants India (TCIL), as the System Integrator for “Rural Information & Communication Technology (ICT) – Hardware (RH)” Solution, which will enable them to modernize approximately 129,000 Post Offices through automation.
Under the Ministry of Communications & IT, the Rural ICT Project is a part of the larger IT modernization project being undertaken by the Department of Posts. The primary goal of the Rural ICT project is to improve the quality of service, provide more value-added services and achieve “financial inclusion” of un-banked rural population. This will provide wider reach to the Indian populace through more customer interaction channels.
Manoj Kumar, Executive Vice-President & CEO, Ricoh India, said, “We are confident of delivering the best value to the Department of Posts and ensure seamless integration of our products and solutions with the larger business objective of the Department of Posts. We are proud to partner with Telecommunication Consultants India Ltd to equip India Post with systems and technologies to increase their efficiencies, enhance service offerings and expand their business.”
The Department of Posts has selected Ricoh India Ltd for supply, installation and maintenance services of hardware, peripheral devices and operating system for “Rural Information & Communication Technology (ICT) – Hardware (RH)” Solution. The scope of work includes supply of mobile computing devices and peripherals, installation of solar UPS, connectivity to access the application by service providers along with maintenance for five years.
