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Inputs for Leveraging Post Office Network with a Task Force

Start Date :

Jan 01, 2015

Last Date :

Dec 01, 2014

04:15 AM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)

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For delivering various Citizen centric services and furthering the reach of Financial Services including Insurance, the Government of India has set up a Task Force to examine and ...

For delivering various Citizen centric services and furthering the reach of Financial Services including Insurance, the Government of India has set up a Task Force to examine and recommend efficient utilisation and upgradation of the Post Office Network, enabled with Digital/Internet Connectivity to rural Offices and outpost areas enabling reach of different services in rural areas. This Network is also being viewed as a distribution channel to retail various schemes and services of Central Government, State Government and Private Sector Players.

Through this discussion the Department of Posts (Ministry of Communications & Information Technology) seeks suggestions on the following:

•    To provide efficient postal network and points of presence [particularly in rural areas and small towns] to Central Government Ministries / Departments, State Governments [including Local Self Government] and private sector players for delivering various citizen-centric services, scheme, products to the people.
•    To further the role of Post Offices in Financial inclusion, including Insurance products
•    The infrastructure requirements of the Post Offices and the Postal Network
•    To make the Post Offices financially viable

Last date for sending your suggestions is 30th November, 2014.

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Premjith Prabhakaran 11 years 4 months ago

It is very easy to save postal india... It should be made mandatory that every online marketing company like flipcart, amazon etc should send at least 50% of their merchandise to their customers using speed post facilities of postal department...

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SUNIL SURVE 11 years 4 months ago

1) VRS for staff who can not work with new technologies & software. 2) Modernization of post offices from outer look to employees & their attitudes. 3) Induct youths on jobs. 4) Training to employees for better service to customers. 5) Target based promotions. 6) Time bound services to be given to customers & hence, a charter should be present in the office which should be adhered strictly. 7) Innovative & lucrative schemes to be introduced. 8) Delivery services to be competitive.

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Ameya Joshi 11 years 4 months ago

Have the large network of post office work in shifts. This way, sorting & tagging can happen at local level post working hours and delivery during day time (office hours) This will make operations faster and help attract ecommerce companies to deliver by post instead of private courier making India post a profitable venture

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rajkumar pandey 11 years 4 months ago

yes, the existing 1.5 lakh post offices, can be transformed into a network for providing free or subsidised public services to all citizens. But before that, monetary compensation and training for additional work for postal staff should also be contemplated. It is unfortunate, that even after 67 years (60 years of congress), not all 6 lakhs plus villages have post offices.

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SATYEN TRIVEDI 11 years 4 months ago

Post office can be best way utilised for creating para banking network in country as well as Insurance service, Central Government services center. Being central government services agent various ministry of central government can have direct communication with people by overriding various state government

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Stereo Techque 11 years 4 months ago

Even comparing our Postal service with the management of Indian logistics Companies like Blue Dart, First Flight, DTDC can give very good ideas.

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Rajesh Mridu 11 years 4 months ago

Post offices may be developed as skill development centres. It may also be used as a parmanent centre for making aadhar card/voter ID. It may also be used to facilitate e services to the public from the public.

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Aswin G 11 years 4 months ago

Personal mails are decreasing as days passes. So there need to be a re orientation regarding the viability of generating revenue. E- commerce is the new way through which post office can earn huge profit by delivering their consignments in precise time. As the reach of postal network spreads throughout the nation it will be helpful for the e retailers. Get into good deals with them and provide necessary manpower and software facilities for better delivery, tracking.Postal drones are nt a dream!

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Harsh Patel 11 years 4 months ago

Post office is good for the profit. The system is not precise for profit. Gov, should replace post ticket with digital ticket which directly print on envelop. Gov. should start first class, priority mail and one day business mail. All these must be possible to tack. If private companies like Fedex, Dhl can transport mail within 3 days in world's any part, can indian government not make such appropriate steps for secure and fast delivery? Customers never ask price of service, they demand quality.

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SANJAY BANERJEE 11 years 4 months ago

POST OFFICES CAN BE A DRIVER FOR DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY AND THE ENABLED IT CENTER AT VILLAGES AND REMOTE LOCATIONS. IN TODAYS WORLD OF EMAILS AND E CONNECTIVITY WE HAVE TO REDEFINE THE BASICS OF A POST OFFICE FOR THEM TO REMAIN RELEVANT.

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