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BluPrints launched its latest model in its series of Mini Portable Printers – AEM2USB.
In-Built Libraries of USB Printer-Class render this mini printer a class amongst amonst other handheld print devices. The unique feature in this product is that not only can it directly print via the USB Port of any mobile phone, tab, desktop or laptop, but also, can be rendered competely wireless by an adding a standard Bluetooth/Wi-Fi Dongle, and yest show the same printing capability. Bluprint’s technical team have also developed Windows and Android Drivers and SDKs for the direct printing of Standard documents via a PC to this miniature USB Printer. Since most of the implementation of USB Printer-Class is via Intensive Software Source Code burned into the Device as Firmware, the product’s price has purposely not been loaded. Thus the team has finally released a truly indigenous USB Printer that is priced aggressively to take Chinese Competition head-on.

Customer Service Points or Grahak Seva Kendras (GSK) are a strategic initiative of the Digital India program encompassing Financial Inclusion. They are the common points for delivery of various E-governance services to villages in India, thereby contributing to a digitally and financially inclusive society. These Grahak Seva Kendras are more than service delivery points in rural India. They are working as change agents, building rural capacities and livelihoods. They are promoting community participation and collective action for bringing social change at a grass root level with the key focus on the rural citizen.

BluPrints Smart Thermal Printers empowering Grahak Seva Kendra in Rural India

BluPrints portable thermal printers are being extensively used in Grahak Seva Kendra (GSK) all across India. These Bluetooth enabled thermal printers are mostly used along with Laptops, Desktops, Tablets, biometric scanners to carry out all types of online activities on the field. For example:

• Instant Proof/acknowledgement of transaction at the CSP is issued to the customer 
• Support Banking Facilities- end-to-end process of account opening & online transactions
• Utility bill payments- electricity, water, phone bills etc made easy at these CSP where the customer gets an on the spot receipt for the bill payment

These are just a few applications, BluPrints thermal printers are used in various other fields such as logistics, Point of Sale applications, payment collection, ticketing, Aadhaar and PAN registrations, Voter id registration, electronic metering system etc. BluPrints thermal printers are an active participant in Government initiative towards digital and financial inclusion of rural population. 

The portable and low maintenance feature of BluPrints thermal printers makes them an ideal partner for e-governance services. Its universal compatibility makes it free from technical restrictions and easy to use with all kinds of platforms. 

Services offered by Seva Kendra in Rural India

Seva Kendras offer a variety of services on a single platform to benefit the rural population with the latest schemes, policies, and government initiatives. The following types of services are provided:

1. Agriculture Services (eKrishi, soil health card, Crop Insurance, Agri Market etc)
2. Education & Training Services (Vocational Education, Employment, etc.)
3. Health Services (Telemedicine, Health Check-ups, etc.)
4. Banking & Insurance Services (Micro-credit, Loans, Insurance)
5. Entertainment Services (Movies, Television)
6. Utility Services (Bill Payments, Online bookings)
7. Commercial Services (Internet Browsing, Village level BPO).
8. Passport application, railway tickets, Ayushman Bharat, FSSAI registration, Land records, ePolice etc. 
9. E-District services such as issuance of certificates and licenses, ration cards, payment of various social welfare pensions, online filing of RTI, lodging complaints etc.
10. C2G Kiosk – Requests and suggestions, grievances, complaints.

To be able to support the various services offered by Seva Kendra, BluPrints have customized their product range to suit Indian requirements with features such as rugged body, long battery life, multilingual printing, easy to carry, quick charging etc. BluPrints have a wide range of thermal printing products as per industry specifications.

A confluence of divine and digital at the Kumbh from smart parking to virtual darshan, fair becomes a platform for start-ups to showcase their technologies. A parking solution is provided by one-year-old Delhi-based start-up getmyparking.com along with Aadharshila Mobility Solution’s Handheld Bluetooth enabled Receipt Printers. Using this, Parking Slips can be generated using Android Based Mobile Application provided to the Parking Attendants at the Kumbh parking areas. Pilgrims can choose their spots from 11 parking lots through a mobile app or by visiting getmyparking.com. The company provides parking details for scooters, car, buses and tractors.

As a major offering for the retail sector, Aadharshila recently released its 2 Inch Wireless Handheld Printer with Auto-Cutter. The speciality of this model is that, using 2 sets of Motor-Driven Blades, it can render an automatic full or partial cut to a paper once a receipt is printed. This feature offers considerable time saving to cashiers in busy retail environments, where long queues do not allow cashiers to manually tear the receipts from printer. Currently, the base cards for USB, Bluetooth and WIFI printers with Autocutters are released and are being used as Built-in Panel Printers in ATM Machines.

here is an ever-increasing demand for power which never matches the supply. To meet this requirement without risking the environment and without huge investments in power plants, we have to switch to power conservation and reduce wastage. The Smart metering system that is still in its initial phase in India allows power to be delivered more efficiently, sensibly, and with superior control. Smart meters are used to record electricity, water, or gas usage, and send this recorded data back to the supplier at regular intervals.

This smart metering system not only aids in the billing of energy consumed but also helps in the computation of energy loss in the distribution network. The large scale installation of smart meters is expected to reduce the collective technical and commercial losses of power distribution companies in many ways such as improved real-time billing and collection with the aid of BluPrints smart thermal printers to provide on spot receipt/proof of transaction to the consumers.

BluPrints Smart Thermal Printers supporting Smart Meter Installation

BluPrints smart thermal printers have been associated with smart meter installation project in Delhi for providing on the spot bills to the customer. Computerized Spot Billing deals with the problem of meter reading to a great extent by generating on the spot bills using a Common Meter Reading Instrument (CMRI) connected with a portable thermal printer.  

In this process, all customer information such as previous meter readings, revenue arrears etc. are downloaded into the CMRI from the computer system at the beginning of every day. When the meter reader visits each customer premises, he records the current meter reading in the CMRI along with any observations on meter seals or meter working. On record of current meter reading, CMRI generates a bill using the past meter reading and the tariff for that customer category stored in the memory of the CMRI.  Meter Reader prints the bill on the spot using a BluPrints smart thermal printer connected to the CMRI.

All the meter readings and bill amounts are downloaded into the computer system from CMRI at the end of the day. This real-time updating of records makes the system efficient, fast and error free. This immediate information allows the customer to make adjustments and the utility company to manage energy consumption at peak times in a better way.

Advantages of Computerized On Spot Billing System

The financial well being of any utility exclusively depends upon bill collection from the consumers. To ensure timely payments by consumers, there needs to be a proper system in place. Computerized On Spot Billing System serves these requirements effectively.

• Computerized bill generation reduces the time for issuing a bill.
• Enables internet-based payments through credit cards, debit cards, Net banking, Wallets etc.
• Provide real-time information on collections that can be recorded in a database and can be analyzed for customer payment patterns.
• Improves billing capacity by reducing time in the billing process
• Allows immediate monetary gain
• Eliminates miscommunication
• Convenient for the customers
• Easy to implement
• Reduce energy theft

For more information on BluPrints Smart Thermal printers associated with the Smart Meter installation Project in Delhi, contact us at info@bluprints.in