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Ricoh Wins Contract to Modernize 129,000 Post Offices in India
A Ricoh Co. subsidiary has won an order from the Indian government for a project to modernize 129,000 post offices throughout the country with information and communication technologies (ICT), Ricoh said Nov. 26.
New Delhi-based Ricoh India Ltd. was chosen by the Department of Posts for the “Rural ICT-Hardware” project along with local consulting company Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd.
Under the project, worth 13.7 billion rupees (about 26 billion yen, or $220 million), Ricoh will supply handheld terminals to implement mail and financial businesses, terminals to process personal identification number (PIN) codes, bar-code readers, solar batteries and other products.
Ricoh will also teach post office employees how to use the technology and offer maintenance services for a five-year period, the Tokyo-based parent company said.
The Department of Posts, which is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Communications and IT, aims to offer higher-quality mail, financial and remittance services to residents, especially in rural areas.
At present, post office employees manually conduct their jobs in many parts of the country.
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