No more corruption in my ministry: Prasad

Claiming that corruption has been “rooted out” of his ministry and entry to middlemen is banned, Union Minister for Communication and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad said the government has auctioned spectrum worth Rs 1,09,000 crore without raising eyebrows. He also said the Union coal ministry has auctioned Rs 3,00,000 crore of coal blocks without controversy, unlike the previous Congress-led UPA government.

Mr. Prasad, who was in the city to lay the foundation stone of the India Post e-Commerce Parcel Processing Centre at Airoli, Navi Mumbai, said the troubled Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has turned its fortunes around and posted an operating profit of Rs 672 crore. BSNL had recorded a loss of Rs 8,000 crore in 2014.
To be built on 4,000 sq mt at an estimated cost of Rs 40 crore, the Parcel Processing Centre will have the capacity to handle 75,000 parcels per day with automated weighing and sorting systems. Mr. Prasad also dedicated six India Post ATMs located in Maharashtra and Goa and inaugurated MTNL’s Tier 3 Data Centre.
He said India Post, which had four ATMs in 2014, now operates 913 across the country. “The Speed Post service has been described as the best courier service in the country by the CAG,” he added.
He said that digital technology has also promoted jan bhaagidari (people participation), and two million people interact with government on the MyGov platform, giving suggestions..
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