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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