BWI: Prime Minister's Award for Birlasoft Implemented RMS project at CBEC

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Source: Birlasoft
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 07:05 PM IST (01:35 PM GMT)
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Prime Minister's Award for Birlasoft Implemented RMS project at CBEC


Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, Tuesday, May 26, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- Birlasoft's implementation of Risk Management System (RMS) at the Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) won the Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Public Administration for the year 2007-08. The award was given on the occasion of Civil Services Day 2009 by Shri Hamid Ansari, Hon'ble Vice President of India.

It was in August 2004 that Birlasoft got engaged with the CBEC, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, to deliver a RMS. The project has been designed and developed by Birlasoft along with a small team of Customs officers.

On receiving the coveted award the CBEC's press release stated, "The implementation of RMS has revolutionized the customs import clearance process by cutting down the clearance time drastically. Indian Customs has also collected extra revenue of Rs 2363.22 crores in 2008-2009 due to this RMS."

Reflecting on the award, Birlasoft's chief executive officer, J Ramachandran said, "The Risk Management System has been implemented in 23 major Customs ports/airports covering about 85% of India's international trade. Receiving the PM's award is a moment of pride for CBEC and us. We look forward to working more closely with the central and state governments in bringing technology benefits to the common man".

With the introduction of RMS, importers have greatly benefited by way of reduction in dwell time and transaction costs. Today, they are able to plan their logistics and supply chain as per global standards and follow 'Just in time' principles.

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Birlasoft is a leading provider of IT services in both onshore and offshore models to Fortune 1000 as well as SMBs in BFS&I, retail, healthcare, manufacturing and ISVs.

Birlasoft's services include application development, support & maintenance, enterprise application implementation, integration, infrastructure management and QA & testing.

Birlasoft's robust delivery processes embrace digitized project management methodologies, embedded within proven practices of Six Sigma and SEI CMMi Level 5 on Continuous Representation.

Headquartered in Noida (National Capital Region), India, Birlasoft has about 4000 employees across Americas, Europe and APAC.

Birlasoft is part of the global $1.4-billion CK Birla Group which traces its roots back to over 150 years and has diversified interests ranging from automobiles, cement, paper, software etc. to hospitals, schools and colleges as part of its philanthropic work.

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