The Union Government is working with the primary objective of ensuring that the benefits of government services reach the common man at the grassroot level, stated Union Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs, Dr. L. Murugan.

He was speaking after inaugurating the newly established Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) at the Kolathur Post Office in Chennai today. The Union Minister said that the establishment of the new POPSK is aimed at benefiting the residents of North Chennai. The Minister highlighted that post offices have now been integrated to provide essential public utility services, including banking, insurance, and Aadhar services, under one roof.

 

The Minister emphasized that ever since the government led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi assumed office in 2014, the benefits of various central social welfare schemes are being transferred directly into the bank accounts of beneficiaries through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mechanism, completely eliminating middlemen. He added that over 58 crore Jan Dhan bank accounts have been opened over the past 12 years to facilitate this financial inclusion.

Dr. L. Murugan further stated that India has emerged as a global leader in digital and cashless transactions. He remarked that the government is actively implementing various schemes with a dual focus: upgrading national infrastructure to world-class standards and ensuring that the benefits of social welfare reach every section of society. He further noted that these concerted efforts, will pave the way for India to transform into a fully developed nation by 2047.

 

To mark the launch of the new facility, the Union Minister handed over the very first passport processed at this centre to the parents of a six-month-old infant.

Highlighting administrative reforms aimed at improving the 'Ease of Living' for citizens, the Minister mentioned that the Union Government has repealed more than 1,500 obsolete and redundant laws.

The inaugural ceremony was attended by Member of Parliament for North Chennai, Shri Kalanidhi Veeraswamy, Smt. Esha Srivastava, Joint Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Smt. Mariamma Thomas, Chief Postmaster General (Tamil Nadu Circle) and Shri S. Vijayakumar, Regional Passport Officer (Chennai), among other prominent dignitaries.

 

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