VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

To facilitate mobile-based disbursement of monthly social security pension, Vodafone India has partnered with the Government of Haryana. The initiative, activated through Vodafone M-Pesa, Vodafone’s mobile money transfer and payment service has been carried out as a pilot initiative, covering 868 beneficiaries at five villages in Karnal and Mahendragarh districts in Haryana. Operated under the Government of India’s pension scheme, Vodafone India’s M-Pesa has been identified as the most suitable partner to facilitate digital transfer of financial disbursements to pensioners in Haryana, offering a safe and secure mechanism to transfer funds. Earlier, the government used to disburse the pension via Sarpanch of village. He used to share the list of all beneficiaries in his village with the government officials. Accordingly, the total amount for all these beneficiaries used to get transferred into his account and then he used to disburse to the concerned people... Read more

Vodafone has been certified as the Fastest 3G service provider in the circle by Ookla Speed Test. According to the Ookla Speed Test, a popular internet speed test analysis tool, Vodafone Haryana’s mobile internet is found to be the fastest in the circle for the month of May. The test results showcase that Vodafone subscribers in Haryana enjoy 22-per cent faster download and 130-per cent quicker upload speeds with minimum response time vis-a-vis other telecom networks in the circle. vodafone logo Vodafone certified as Fastest 3G Network Provider in HaryanaThe speed test also highlighted the fact that Vodafone’s mobile internet speed in Haryana is significantly faster than competition. Vodafone Haryana also has the minimum response time for data transmission as against other telecom service providers in the region. Commenting on the performance, Tejinder Khurana, Business Head, Haryana, Vodafone India, said, “With the rise in usage of social media in rural India, the consumption o...