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DARPAN ROLLOUT

CENTRE FOR EXCELLANCE IN POSTAL TECHNOLOGY, MYSURU-570010

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DARPAN Rollout

Pre-Rollout Activities

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Pre-Rollout Activities

Role of Branch Post Offices

  • The BO`s identified for Roll Out to close the accounts on T-2 by 12.00 Hrs for ensuring data transmission to CSI/RICT Server.

Example : Roll Out Day : Monday

BO`s to close the accounts by 12 AM on Saturday.

  • BOs to redirect undelivered accountable articles, eMOs and return all the Postage Stamps to the concerned Account Office.

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Pre-Rollout Activities

Role of Branch Post Office

  • Return the stamps available in Branch Offices to the concerned Account Office duly mentioning in the Branch office Daily Account.
  • BPM to ensure that physical closing balance tallies with the CSI system balance with the help of Account Office.
  • Return the existing RICT device and all other peripherals supplied during the DARPAN Migration to the Divisional office with an acknowledgment.

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Pre-Rollout Activities

Role of Account office

  • Account office to ensure the receipt of undelivered accountable articles and eMOs and Stamp balances from BO.
  • Tally the closing cash balance of BO with that of CSI balance.

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Pre-Rollout Activities

Role of Account office

  • Receive the Stamp balance of BOs before rollout and acknowledge the stamps balance in CSI System.

  • Ensure that no stamps are remained in transit.

  • Ensure no negative balances of Cash and Inventory in BO.

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Pre-Rollout Activities

Role of Divisions

  • Ensure that the Devices are received for the BOs identified for Roll out.

  • Division to sensitize the Sub-Divisional Heads and Account Office regarding the Rollout date and readiness.

  • Ensure the timely updation of Master data as per the Roll out schedule.

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Pre-Rollout Activities

Role of Divisions

  • Reconcile the Closing Balance available in CSI with the manual closing balance of Branch Offices and upload the cash balances in the User Management Portal on T-1.

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Pre-Rollout Activities

Role of Divisions

  • Ensure no negative balance in Inventory.
  • Ensure Stamps are not available in transit.
  • Ensure that BO`s have returned all the Stamps to the respective Account Offices through RICT Device.
  • Monitor to confirm that the undelivered accountable articles and eMOs are returned to Account office by the BOs identified for Rollout.

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Pre-Rollout Activities

Installation of DARPAN Android app

Role of the Division

  • IPPB will Install the DARPAN Android APP to identified Branch Post offices prior to the Roll out schedule through scanning the QR.
  • Divisional SPOCs shall ensure the availability of DARPAN Android App in the Mobiles of identified Branch Offices before the rollout date.

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Pre-Rollout Activities

Role of Circles

  • Each Circle to Nominate one SPOC to liaison with CEPT to raise issues related to pre-rollout.
  • Circles to ensure the smooth transition from RICT to DARPAN Android App.
  • Circle SPOC to consolidate the Offices Ready/Not Ready for Roll out and share the same to CEPT on T-1 for activation of BPM`s.

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