Punjab Mandi Board launches quick video calling app

To ensure efficacious functioning and seamless coordination, especially during trying circumstances amid COVID-19, Punjab Mandi Board on Thursday launched an in-house video conferencing mobile app ‘QVIC’ — an acronym for ‘Quick Video Calling App’ where an audio or video call can be made with a mere click.

Launching this unique mobile app at Punjab Mandi Board complex in Mohali, its chairman Punjab Mandi Board Laal Singh pointed out that Punjab is the first state in the country to develop such state-of-the-art app so far at government level.

The novel initiative would ensure greater security in its communication, transparency, and speedy disposal of the official work, he said.

Taking into account the COVID inflicted challenges faced by Punjab Mandi Board during wheat procurement-2020 and the experience gained having used private videoconferencing tools,