Aadhaar-based payment services at post offices.

New Delhi April 25: In order to strengthen the Digital India, now its time for Aadhaar-based payment services at post offices.

Taking a vital step towards Digital India, India Post is mulling over a proposal to provide Aadhaar-based payment services at post offices in the country.

"The main motto is to facilitate digital transactions," said BV Sudhakar, secretary in the postal department Hyderabad, here on Monday.

From this perspective, The enabling software for Aadhaar-based payment developed by AP Technology Services was tested at the General Post Office at Hyderabad successfully, Sudhakar added.



India Post has also tied up with UIDAI to facilitate issuance of Aadhaar cards through post offices. The service is expected to begin in June. The department has come up with many new initiatives aimed at optimizing and cutting down operational costs.

"We now have a core system integration software that will integrate different software's that have been grounded. We tested the software at the General Post Office in Hyderabad". Earlier this month the department extended the Speed Post booking facility to all branch post offices across the country. Through this move the department hopes to rake in an additional 10 pc profit, he added.