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.

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 [email protected]

FMCG is one of the largest industries in the Indian economy. Lifestyle changes and increase in disposable income has led to higher demand and higher growth in modern as well as rural markets. Every business having a sales force understands the importance of effective sales force management. With growing competition and an increasing number of sales forces, FMCG companies are managing sales in real time, automating sales tasks and converting leads to orders immediately. This sales force management system is known as Sales Force Automation and it constitutes of Web Applications, Android Applications, Android Mobile or Tablet, and most importantly a BluPrints Bluetooth Thermal Printer to give a instant proof of transaction. The complete system supports tasks like

• Fields Sales Management
• Order Booking
• Billing and Payment Collection
• Inventory Management
• Live Tracking of Orders, Billing, Payment Collection
• Salesman tracking
• MIS Reporting

How Sales Force Automation Works

A Web Application consisting of master data such as items, rates, customer, sales man and schemes, is installed in the Server. An Android app, mapped with the web application, is installed in the Salesman/Distributor’s android phone. This android phone is further paired with a portable BluPrints Bluetooth Thermal Printer to print bills, order receipts, invoices etc. in real time.

This system of sales management is useful in the application of schemes and offers on the ordered items, updating inventory, preparing MIS reports and finally printing bills and reports with Bluetooth printers. Using this system live tracking of orders, billing, payment collection, and salesman tracking helps back office, to monitor sales force. Reports from the web are generated and printed using a Bluetooth Printer as per the need.

BluPrints Smart Thermal Printers Supporting Sales Force Automation

BluPrints smart thermal printers are equipped with the latest technology to manage sales operation for FMCG sector such as printing RFID tags for tracking inventory, customized marketing, and stock control through barcode, printing rugged and durable labels at reduced costs.

BluPrints takes great pride in being a part of the sales force automation process for the FMCG industry. Our handheld portable printers enable faster tracking and efficient records of FMCG products delivered to distributors throughout India. Distributors are able to efficiently update their inventory using the BluPrints Bluetooth printers that are paired with an Android application, which helps in enhancing supply chain operations.

Not only it is helping the sector but it is providing a better experience to the customer as well, with its perfect printing solutions by line busting, transaction experience, proof of delivery or pick up for e-commerce. Our printing range helps in improving the efficiency of backhand processes such as inventory management, sales & distribution, display compliances and more. It supports customer engagement, efficient cost & time management, increased sale, and has helped the retailer to improve its outcome.  

All these features have increased the popularity of BluPrints thermal printers in the FMCG sector. Our printing solutions have proved to be a benefit to the sales professionals as it saves their time allowing them to focus on more important aspects of business development rather than spending time in administrative or logistical chores.

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The wave of digitization that started with the launch of Digital India campaign has not just benefited the masses and the government but has also influenced the Indian economy in a positive manner. BluPrints contribution to this digitization drive has been very significant especially in revenue collection, rural healthcare, retail, and even upcoming elections. BluPrints has been a part of a revolution regarding digitization of membership enrollment in political parties for upcoming elections. This membership drive aims to enroll a huge number of new members for the upcoming elections. In this drive, a simple process was devised to renew a membership or to enroll a new member.

The Process

The current trend in elections in India entails political parties running a campaign to enrol more members affiliated to their parties. Such drives include either a membership drive event or door to door promotion & enrollment, or through the parties portal/App. The application is generally developed by a 3rd party software development company engaged by the party. Once the membership form is submitted electronically, the new membership card and the receipt for the card is generated and issued on the spot. BluPrints Bluetooth enabled printer allows immediate wireless printing of receipts for the membership cards, helping in queue management, door to door enrollment no. generation thus creating a flawless enrollment process.It also provides a provision for printing in the local language.

BluPrints Bluetooth enabled Portable Smart Thermal Printer

BluPrints offers a complete range of smart printing solutions for various applications across industries. Its printing range includes Thermal Printer, Barcode Printer, Android Printer, Bluetooth Printer, Bluetooth thermal printer, and many more. BluPrints has the vision of providing innovative as well as customized product solutions for the customers. BluPrints Smart Printer has the following features

⦁ Fast printing speed

⦁ High quality

⦁ Robust and reliable

⦁ Lightweight

⦁ Long battery life

⦁ Multilingual Printing

Some of the advantages of using these printers include its priced as per the Indian market when compared to the other stand-alone scanner and printers. It can be easily customized and is constantly upgraded. The BluPrints Smart Printer has wireless compatibility with standard Laptop or Mobile platforms across various operating systems. It is also used for printing logos, images, QR Codes, barcode, and coupons. BluPrints Smart Printer comes with a complete range of accessories such as safety cases, high-quality paper rolls, docking stations, chargers, and batteries.

BluPrints Smart Printer facilitating Membership Enrollment Drive

BluPrints Smart Printer is an active facilitator of the membership enrollment drive for the upcoming election. BluPrints Smart Printer is highly suitable for on the spot printing of the Membership cards during enrolment drive. As the election is approaching, managing huge amount of member data and printing accurately in a short time is required. Maintaining online data records and on the spot, printing has made the whole process free from errors, time-saving, cost-effective and transparent. Blueprints multilingual printing has made it very popular among political leaders who often try to bridge the communication gap due to language barriers. Removal of language barrier has also helped in increasing the reach of facilities and better implementation of plans.

The BluPrints Smart printer has been a significant contributor towards providing better public services. Blueprints today, is working in association with many government and non-government bodies to make India a fully digital economy. With a motive to reach the remotest and the weakest sections of society, it is working towards complete digital inclusion.

To know more write to us at [email protected].

BluPrints smart thermal printers have facilitated revenue collection for Municipal Departments across India by developing an efficient way of bill collection and thus reducing loss. When a municipal department implements a mobile payment initiative, it not only becomes convenient for the customers to pay utility bills but also allows the department to better address the issues in that locality. Following are the ways in which BluPrints smart thermal printers have proved to be a boon for the municipal departments:

• On the spot billing streamlines real-time billing system – BluPrints mobile POS printer support all kinds of billing applications being used in India for recording the data, generating the bill and enabling instant update of company’s record by the application. This process has not only financially benefited the utilities to increase their collections but also ensure timely payment, reduced fraudulent procedures, and miscommunication regarding late payments. 

• Reduced losses due to nonpayment of utility bills – The offline billing process has been revamped and made easy and reliable to enable fast transactions and provide adequate protection to customer’s money. 
• Increase in customer base – The cut down in losses has, in turn, encouraged Power Distribution companies to supply to more customers and enhance their reach. 
• Rise in revenue collection – When the paying customer base increases it automatically increases the revenue.
• Reducing billing errors – As the process is completely automatic and computerized it eliminates errors.
• Reducing fraud risks – Risk of fraud is not there as the whole system is automatic eliminating manual billing completely.
• Reducing billing cycle – Spot billing has reduced billing cycle significantly as it saves the time taken between meter reading and bill generation.
• Cost saving in the operation and maintenance of collection centers
• More customer-centric process- As the customer is not required to go anywhere it is more customer centric.
• Transparent- As a result of all the above factors the whole process of bill generation and collection has become a much transparent function.

What is a POS Printer?

Point of Sale hardware includes many types of receipt printers. These are portable printers mostly used in retail for printing customer receipts. A thermal printer is the most basic type of POS printer. It is a very high speed printer most suitable for large volume receipt printing and does not require any additional media for printing.

Technology and Advancement

Thermal printing is a digital printing process where a printed image is produced by selective heating of coated thermochromic paper, or thermal paper when the paper passes over the thermal print head. A thermal paper roll is placed in a container provided in the machine, with the end of the roll fed into a slot. As the sheet reacts to the heat of the printer head, the pigments on the heat-sensitive paper form the letters and images as transmitted through the thermal printer. Thermal printers don’t use ink cartridges and so they are economical and low maintenance.  

Need for a Thermal Printer

Thermal printers ensure an efficient point of sale experience not just for customers but also for the service providers. They are a cost effective and convenient choice for a POS transaction and other functions like printing receipts, ID badges, shipping labels, price tags etc. They are useful for businesses because of their increased printing speed, low cost, easy maintenance, better print quality, and improved functionality.

BluPrints: No 1 Manufacturers of POS Thermal Mobile Printers in India

BluPrints is creating world class electronic products keeping in mind innovations at the grass root level. Our vision is to empower Indian society with world class technology. Our hardware platforms are customized for Indian markets developing products most suited to the market requirements. BluPrints boasts of 400 customers across 10 plus industries. We have been successfully providing solutions for e-governance projects such as e challan, electricity/water/municipal bills, Financial Inclusion, smart parking, health care centers/camps, Field Sales Automation, Banks/NBFC for collection processes, queue management, token generation to name a few. We are a fast growing technology firm in the designing & manufacturing of thermal printers in India.

Why BluPrints Smart Thermal Printers?

• Solid, Robust and Dust Resistant-BluPrints smart thermal printers can sustain a drop from a height of 1 meter.
• Plug N Play – These printers suit various markets and budgets.
• Universally Operable – They are compatible with all leading operating systems like Linux, Windows, iOS, Android, Standard ESC-POS compliance.
• Cost Effective – Immune to USD fluctuations, Global quality product at India Prices.
• Ever-Evolving – Bluprints has an ongoing R&D which focuses on Obsolescence management.
• Field Ready – BluPrints smart thermal printers are robust and suitable for outdoor usage.
• Best in Class and Affordable – BIS certified, ISO certified, Made in India.
• Customized Solutions – Customized as per Indian requirements. It has features like RFID, Magnetic Swipe Card Reader, and Multilingual.
• High Speed, Quick Setup and Highly Compatible – Easy to port in with existing Application.
• Customized support to the customer as per their application.

BluPrints deals with wireless hand-held billing solutions. Its main objective is to improve the speed, reliability, and accountability of Mobile point of sale, and billing/receipt generation transactions. BluPrints has been successful in providing an alternative to massive hand-held receipt terminals, which can be used on smartphones. Its printing range can be used in any industry that requires bill generation like electricity, water, cable TV bill payments; and home-delivery businesses like groceries, food, laundry services, online shopping portals, paid parking lots, post-paid mobile billing, and toll-tax, among others.

With massive emphasis by the Government of India towards digitalization and the changing customer behavior towards acceptance and shift towards a digital economy, BluPrints thermal printers provide a customized solution to the complete process. As we are a Make in India company and it is our own IP it helps us provide our customer with world-class, reliable, and upgraded product to enhance their solution. More and more businesses are turning to the BluPrints Smart Thermal Printers to bring a better experience and last mile connectivity to the customers.

Why BluPrints thermal printers?

The specialized feature of these printers is that they are not only efficient but also reliable and affordable for your on spot receipt generation process which makes it ideal for various sectors that want to print bills quickly. The most useful printer features are simple configuration, quick print speed, better compatibility, durable battery, lightweight and ultra-compactness. We provide our customer support right from the initial stage – from the application development, SDK integration, pilot field testing, to deployment for a solution.

• The BluPrints range of POS printers is completely compliant with ESC/POS command set – a world standard of Portable POS Printing Commands. This feature makes it directly compatible with all standard POS Applications and offers flexibility for easy future upgrades. 
• These printers are designed to reduce the processing load on the host computer / mobile device in POS environments making the whole process fast and efficient.
• These printers are cost-effective as they can print up to 48 Characters per line on a 2 inch wide paper. They also provide value for space, by printing in a smaller font. 
• These printers are compatible with various devices such as smartphones, laptops, tablet, and even desktops with all operating systems Linux, Android, Window, iOS.
• These printers have a sturdy design, suitable for use in open and dusty conditions, and are able to withstand rough handling.

Uses of BluPrints Printers across Sectors

BluPrints Smart Thermal Printers provides customized solutions for on-spot billing across various sectors.

• Retail Industry: It has been the biggest consumer of these printers. Restaurants, retail outlets, supermarkets, departmental stores, retail POS Apps  are all using these printers to reduce operating costs and time for receipt generation.
• Utility Billing: These printers can be used in generating utility bills like electricity, water, municipal taxes, cable TV bill, newspaper bills; and home-delivery businesses like groceries, food, laundry services, online shopping portals. It is essential for door-to door collection and support real time bill generation
• E-challans: Traffic police record traffic offenses on the spot. Bluetooth enabled wireless Portable Thermal Printer provides the facility to read Smart Card based driving licenses and Vehicle Registration Certificates (RC) and transmit this information to traffic policeman’s mobile phone. This helps them in fetching accurate information regarding the offender and the vehicle, in addition to printing of e-challans.
• Healthcare: These printers enable on the spot printing of prescriptions and medical reports. Helpful in rural healthcare camps.
• Parking Management: Parking slips are generated using mobile apps and are printed on the spot with these printers which make it really easy and fast to manage huge parking spaces.
• Field Sales Management: Large FMGC companies are moving from the manual process to manage distributor-retailer order placement & fulfillment of order to a real-time ordering & fulfilment mechanism. This enables the companies for improved and efficient inventory planning, sales projection, enhance  sales and ease of doing business

These are just a few of the sectors using these BluPrints Smart Thermal Printers. This list of sectors and uses is increasing fast.

In this era of technology, current news is available anywhere anytime, but the traditional newspaper is still the most preferred mode of news. In most Indian households, even today, a typical day starts with a cup of tea with newspaper. There are a whole process and system that works to ensure that you get your newspaper every morning with your morning tea. However, running this process smoothly is quite a challenge for newspaper distributors. 

The whole process includes delivery and bill collection which are done manually and requires a lot of time and sufficient manpower. Though delivery cannot be automated, bill collection can be automated to reduce time, effort, manual errors and to improve collection. BluPrints Smart Thermal Printers provide the best solution for automating the bill collection process, making the process simple and quick.

BluPrints Smart Thermal Printers for Newspaper Distributors in Bill Collection – How it works

Newspaper distributors add all customers’ details in the Android-based apps and the app generates a monthly bill as per customer’s subscription and usage. This feature eliminates manual calculation of bills and rules out any manual errors. These apps help the vendor in managing all their customer accounts from their mobile phones and generate bills at the end of every month. These bills are printed on the spot using BluPrints smart thermal printers which are able to fetch bill wirelessly from the mobile phones. The customer account is immediately updated, by the vendor, when the bill is generated and paid, thus reducing a lot of time as well as errors.

Some of the requirements for this automation are an internet-enabled mobile phone and BluPrints Bluetooth enabled thermal printer. The billing person carries an internet-enabled mobile phone instead of a calculator and this mobile phone is able to connect with a thermal printer through a Bluetooth interface.  One more feature of this app and thermal printer based billing system is that when the bill is generated, the customers receive an SMS with a link for online payment. Thus enabling customers to make payments through online modes leading to further digitization of the process.

Benefits of using BluPrints Smart Thermal Printers for Automation of Bill Collection

• These printers do not require any additional accessory and are compact and lightweight, so easy to carry around.
• BluPrints Printers have compatibility with various devices (Android, iOS, Windows, Linux) including, Desktop, Tablets, Laptops etc.
• Their low maintenance costs
• Long battery life

To know about the product and application areas write to us at [email protected]

The government initiative of Digital India aims to develop a smart healthcare system for the benefit of the rural Indian population. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is taking a number of e-governance initiatives for the digitization of the healthcare sector in India, and has thus started a division called e-Health India.

e-Health India includes initiatives like Mobile Health or m-health which uses mobile apps to educate people about preventive healthcare measures, disease management, disease surveillance and treatment support. Remote monitoring is another initiative which allows health service providers to monitor patient’s health outside health care center through telemonitoring, wearable biosensors  which track changes in a patient’s health, record data to his health records and print on spot prescriptions through BluPrints thermal printers.

Benefits of Digitization in Rural Healthcare

The new digital technologies are able to share many of the responsibilities performed by doctors. Biosensors and mobile apps help patients to get regular updates about their health. These devices increase the rural population’s access to healthcare services through point-of-care diagnostics, teleconsultation and e-prescription facilities, thus benefiting the rural healthcare in many ways:

• Saves time and help doctors to attend to more patients.
• Regular monitoring can help in early diagnosis of serious conditions and thus timely treatment can be provided.
• Provide real-time patient information and support symptom-based diagnosis 
• Reduces the cost for both healthcare service providers and patients.
• Sharing of patient records and medical history becomes simple thus making it easier and faster for doctors and insurance providers to understand medical history. 
• Medical consultations provided remotely brings healthcare to remote areas with no basic healthcare facilities.
• Help healthcare providers to take timely measures based on an analysis of vitals recorded remotely using wearable biosensors.

BluPrints thermal printers supporting rural healthcare digitization through on spot prescriptions and medical reports 

Mobile technology is helping to change the delivery of healthcare services in India because it is a powerful information transmission tool which connects the rural patients with healthcare provider. 

The healthcare delivery model consists of a phone/tablet/desktop,diagnostic devices and BluPrints smart thermal printers for printing on spot prescriptions, collection receipts, referral notes and medical reports that can be printed in local languages. 

These devices along with the healthcare app assist local healthcare representatives in collecting medical information, providing medical support and updating this information on a web based system which can be remotely accessed by the doctors to provide diagnosis and treatment. This model is also linked with financial services which provide micro insurance. 

This system resolves many issues like access, affordability and quality of healthcare. BluPrints has been an active participant of this healthcare delivery system with features like multilingual printing, customizable design, long battery life, low maintenance and high print quality. 

For more information on BluPrints products, contact at [email protected].

Ms Kavita Aggarwal, CEO & Founder of BluPrints has bee invited to speak at t the 4th Edition of empoWer. empoWer is India’s First Tech Accelerator for Women Entrepreneurs

empoWer 2019 will be supporting 15 women entrepreneurs in the technology space through a 3-day Bootcamp, out of which 10 selected startups will go on to be a part of the 4-week accelerator program. Indian Clearing Corporation Limited (ICCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of BSE Ltd. (BSE), is the industry sponsor for the program.

Speaking at the 4th Edition Delhi Launch on the Topic – The technological curve: how its impacting the startup ecosystem in this age she will be joined by feloow industry leaders

• ​Joy Devgourev Sharma, Head Investment, GoMassive
• Prajakt Raut, Founder of Applyifi & The Growth Labs

About empoWer –

Established in 2016, empoWer is India’s 1st tech accelerator for women entrepreneurs. We started with a hypothesis, in 2016, that it is a program/ecosystem much needed for women entrepreneurs; and the response received in the form of applications from across India, and repeated feedback from many quarters to expand the cohort size, or hosting multiple cohorts in the year is a major validation for us.

Over the past 3 years, 65 women entrepreneurs have been a part of 4 cohorts, and 1 bootcamp. Each cohort is a 6-week accelerator program comprising 15 women entrepreneurs selected from a PAN-India application pool. We have disbursed INR 2.1 Cr in grants, and post-program, a large majority of startups have raised further funding amounting a cumulative of ~ INR 32 Crores. We help startups scale by providing mentorship, industry connects, peer network, investor meets through a  2 months accelerator program, followed by a 1-year support program.

Kavita Aggarwal Singh, CEO & Founder BluPrints was presented with the prestigious HCFI Shashi Bala Excellence Award on 20th October 2019 for her contribution as leading women entrepreneur of a proud Make in India company an innovative mobility solution. 

The award was presented to her by Union Secretary of Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Radheyshyam Julaniya (IAS) & Dr K K Aggarwal, Padma Shri Awardee & President of HCFI- Heart Care Foundation of India at Perfect Health Mela (18-20 Oct 2019) a one-of-its-kind event organized by the Heart Care Foundation of India (HCFI) held every year with a mission to generate all- round awareness on health.

BluPrints Smart Thermal Printer range is widely used in health tech sector to support health camps, instant prescriptions & report generation to name a few.