OPERATIONALISATION OF FSI AND CSI IN RURAL POST OFFICES

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS

DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1172

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10TH MARCH, 2017

• OPERATIONALISATION OF FSI AND CSI IN RURAL POST OFFICES

1172. SHRIMATI SASIKALA PUSHPA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) in how many branch post offices across the country, Financial System Integrator (FSI) and Core System Integrator (CSI) have become operational, as on date;

(b) how many out of the operational FSI and CSI have been in rural branch post offices; and

(c) the number of branch post offices in the district of Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu which have been provided with FSI and CSI?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS &

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a) Roll out of Rural Information & Communication Technology (RICT) Project in Branch Post Offices is an ongoing Project. Number of Branch Post Offices across the country where Core Banking System (CBS) under Financial System Integration (FSI) have become operational as on 06.03.2017 is 13,071. (Details in Annexure). Core System Integration (CSI) is yet to be rolled out in Branch Post Offices.

(b) Out of the Branch Post Offices where Financial System Integration (FSI) is operational, 12,776 are Rural Branch Post Offices. Core System Integration (CSI) is yet to be rolled out in Branch Post Offices.

(c) Financial System Integration (FSI) & Core System Integration (CSI) are yet to be rolled out in the district of Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu.

Number of Branch Post Offices having 

Core Banking Solution(CBS) under Financial System Integration(FSI)