228-year old Chennai GPO to become 1,000th CBS office

Chennai:

The 228 year-old Chennai General Post Office is set to be equipped
with core banking solution from December 1, 2014.

Postmaster general of Chennai City region Merwin Alexander said that
the GPO will become the 1,000th CBS office in the country once it goes
live on Monday.

He said that CBS is being implemented in GPO as part of India Post
drive to switching over CBS platform with a total outlay of Rs 800
crore.

Interestingly, it was Greames Road Post office in the city to become
the first Core Banking Solution office in the country to go live on
December 16, 2013, Alexander said.

He said the project in GPO is implemented through Infosys, one of the
Indian IT major whose CBS software ‘Finacle’ is being used by a large
number of commercial banks.

Interestingly, the department is planning to celebrate 1,000th CBS
office by releasing a special cover which will be released at Chennai
GPO on December 1. The cost of the cover with cancellation is Rs 15
while plain covers would be sold at Rs 10. This will be available for
sale at the venue and also at the Philatelic Bureau, Anna Road head
Post office.

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