On the occasion of Good Governance day today, the Department of
Posts- “India Post” showcased some of the web based services which would
be beneficial to the citizens of India.
It participated in the exhibition organized by the Ministry of
Communications & Information technology. The “India Post” pavilion
showcased following initiatives:
The usage of hand held device which would be used by village
Postmaster. All types of transactions related to the services of Post
will be offered through the wireless hand held device in rural post
offices under the ongoing IT project.
(ii) My Stamp counter was set up where any individual who desires,
can get customized stamp made which could also be used as postage.
(iii) The monitoring of mail transmission under MNOP (Mail Network
Optimisation Project) and of Project Arrow Offices through web based
tools was displayed.
(iv) The functioning of e-Post Office- a virtual Post Office where an individual can do postal transaction was also on display.
(v) A pilot connecting weavers of Varanasi with e-commerce was
started today at Varanasi and its portal was displayed in the exhibition
in Delhi. Under the Pilot, Department of Posts and M/s Snapdeal, under
the existing agreement of cooperation, will do hand holding of domestic
manufacturers by helping them through post office in putting their
products on the e-commerce platform. An ecommerce desk is set up in
Varanasi Head Post Office where registration of weavers etc and
uploading of their products would be facilitated. Management of orders
received, payment processing, returns management would be done by
Snapdeal. Packaging, if required, booking of articles and final delivery
to online buyer would be undertaken by Department of Posts.
To mark the occasion the Minster of Communications &Information
Technology Shri Ravi Shanker Prasad launched an e-Book and a pocket book
on products and services of Department of Posts. He also announced the
enhancement of maximum sum assured limit in Postal Life Insurance from
20 to 50 lakh rupees. Details are:
e-Book
As part of the agenda to promote good governance through
e-initiatives in the Department of Posts, an e-Book is being launched.
This e-Book can be accessed directly on the India Post official website
or by scanning a Quick Response (QR) Code Printed on a card. Details of
the new initiatives of the Department of Posts, along with existing
services are available on the e-Book.
e-Pocket Book
In order to provide an easy to carry reference book containing the
details of all products and services of the Department of Posts in hard
form, a Pocket Book is also being launched. This would be available in
all post offices and shall promote Good Governance by making details of
services and their rates available to the common man, in a simple,
reader friendly and pocket sized format.
Postal Life Insurance:
The present maximum sum assured limit in Postal Life Insurance is Rs.
20 lakh per individual. In order to give benefit of greater insurance
to the customers, upper insurance limit has been enhanced from Rs. 20
lakh to Rs. 50 lakh.
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