Address by the Hon'ble President of India to Parliament.

Today, Budget Session starts with Hon'ble President's address to Parliament. In his an hour-long address to joint sitting of Parliament he said that the government is also considering amendments to the Prevention of Corruption Act to punish the guilty and protect the honest public servants "more effectively". He further stated that, The Department of Posts is rolling out a rural ICT programme, through which all post offices will be connected electronically. Computers will be provided to 1,30,000 post offices, which would facilitate both postal and banking services at post offices.

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