Scindia highlights stability, innovation, and inclusivity in telecom sector 

The Indian Posts & Telecommunications Accounts and Finance Service (IP&TAFS) celebrated its 50th Foundation Day in New Delhi today with Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar as chief guest and in presence of Union Minister of Communications & Development of North Eastern Region, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, and other dignitaries.

The Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has urged the modern civil servants to be tech savvy and act as facilitators of change, transcending traditional administrative boundaries. He outlined the importance of cross-departmental collaboration in an interconnected world, with the need to adopt artificial intelligence-powered audit systems while maintaining human oversight for critical decisions.

The event was a celebration of the remarkable contributions made by IP&TAFS over the last five decades in shaping India’s telecommunications and postal sectors.

Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Minister of Communications, in his remarks on the occasion, spoke about the three pillars: bringing stability to telecom sector; empowerment of pensioners and the capabilities of the cadre in keeping up with tech developments, behind the success of the officers. He lauded them for their contribution in DoT’s SAMPANN pension model, streamlining pension disbursement for over 5 lakh pensioners, and for the consolidation of Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN). He said the department’s mission and principles of inclusivity, innovation and security is the kavach that we will hold for every citizen of Bharat.

Manish Sinha, Member (Finance), Digital Communications Commission, Smt. Vandita Kaul, Secretary, Department of Posts, and other senior officials of the Ministry of Communications also graced the occasion.

CT Bureau