The
Departments of Posts plans to recruit around 55,000 Grameen Dak Sevaks through
online mode in November, B.V Sudhakar, Secretary, Department of Posts,
said.
Addressing
a Press Conference here on Friday, Sudhakar informed that the software required
for online recruitment is at the testing stage and the online method will ensure
transparency in this recruitment.
In
order to address the grievances of the postal customers, the National Service
Call Centre - 1924 - was launched on September 12, 2016. Customers can call from
any network to this number and they will be given a unique 11-digit ticket ID to
check the status of their complaint. Nearly 98 per cent grievances and
complaints were resolved, he said in a statement.
Post Payment Bank
Explaining
about the Post Payment Bank, he said the focus will be on Government to customer
services by providing services like Direct Benefits Transfer, which could also
be helpful in the financial inclusion. There will be no lending to the customers
and deposits can be made up to Rs. 1 lakh.
Total
650 branches of post payment bank will be set up by May 2017 and nearly one lakh
employees will work on this set up, he added.
Solar power
Sudhakar
also informed to harness solar power, 4000 Postal buildings across country will
utilize solar power in the coming days. To start with Postal Department
headquarters at New Delhi will install Solar Power panels which can save up to
Rs. 17 lakh of monthly power bill.
The
business across Postal services registered growth with 3.8% growth in
unregistered postal traffic, 6% in registered posts, 7.3% in Speed Post, 6.8% in
savings banks mobilization and 25% growth in Philately, during 2015-16 as
against 2014-15, he said.
Postal
Department achieved business of Rs. 14, 900 crore as against planned target of
Rs. 14, 600 crore, he added.
Source :
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/dop-to-recruit-around-55000-gram-dak-sevaks/article9115590.ece
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