The Common Services Centres (CSC) has acquired approvals to handle and function Passport Seva Kendra kiosks in rural areas, sources within the know of the event advised The Indian Express.
The village-level entrepreneurs (VLEs), who function the CSCs, might be entrusted will accumulating paperwork, images and different particulars vital for the passport course of in addition to the preliminary non-police verification, a supply stated, including {that a} nominal payment of as much as Rs 100 may very well be charged for a similar.
The pilot for the programme was launched at just a few CSCs in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Full-fledged providers might be rolled out nationwide quickly, a supply stated. At current, CSCs are allowed solely to fill and add utility varieties for others, pay relevant payment on an applicant’s behalf, and schedule an appointment for them.
The CSC, a particular goal car of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), has over the previous three years tied up with companions,each in the private and non-private sector, throughout domains by leveraging their presence throughout the nation.
Earlier in August, Tata Motors signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen its business car attain in rural India. Apart from Tata Motors, firms like Renault and Bajaj Auto are additionally more likely to signal agreements to learn from the final mile supply system of the CSCs.
Apart from car makers, CSCs have additionally tied up with many FMCG firms corresponding to PepsiCo, Coca Cola, Nestle, Tata Consumer Products, Shahi Masala, Adhar Foods, and Unibic Foods.
Last April, after the nationwide lockdown to stop the unfold of Covid-19, the CSC allowed VLEs the choice to launch a Grameen e-store. While initially launched for straightforward supply of important objects in villages, gram panchayats and different rural areas, these e-stores quickly expanded their portfolio to begin sale of non-essential objects corresponding to delicate drinks, biscuits, soaps, shampoos, pencils, pens, electrical and digital home equipment.
Despite all of the tie-ups with home and multinational companies, nonetheless, the CSC has careworn that it doesn’t wish to surrender the independence of the smallest unit within the supply infrastructure ecosystem, i.e. the VLE. Over the final two months, the MeitY had, in session with the CSC, turned down at the least two such provides from world retails giants Walmart and Amazon, stating that the autonomous functioning of the VLEs is vital.
Walmart India had proposed a suggestion someday in February and mentioned the opportunity of shopping for all of the Grameen e-stores for increasing the attain of its personal shops in addition to augmenting the capability of Flipkart’s last-mile supply. Meanwhile, Amazon had provide you with a suggestion to assist the Grameen e-stores “scale up all their stores”. Both the provides have been rejected.
