Q76. Project DARPAN:
1. Has been launched by Ministry of Finance
2. Aims to achieve “financial inclusion” of un-banked rural population
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Ministry of Communication has recently launched DARPAN – “Digital Advancement of Rural Post Office for A New India” Project to improve the quality of service, add value to services and achieve “financial inclusion” of un-banked rural population. The Project shall increase the rural reach of the Department of Posts and enable Branch Post Offices (BOs) to increase traffic of all financial remittances, savings accounts, Rural Postal Life Insurance, and Cash Certificates; improve mail operations processes by allowing for automated booking and delivery of accountable article; increase revenue using retail post business; provide third party applications; and make disbursements for social security schemes such as MGNREGS