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British-legacy Extra Departmental branch offices Franchisee Outlets Panchayat Sanchar Seva Kendras PIN Mail: 1st class vs 2nd class National Address Database Management System Rural CPI Meghdoot Millennium Project Arrow Gold coins ePost Speed post eSpeed net Business Post RAKNPA UPU Sorting machines Money transfer: Domestic and International Money order eMO iMO MO videsh International Money transfer ECS POSB Postal Life Insurance (PLI) Philately My Stamp INPEX-2013 Post: 12th five year plan: goals/objectives Timeline: Postal services Mock Questions
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British-legacy
1766 1774 Telegraph 1851 Railways 1853 Telephone 1881 Post Postal system established in India Calcutta GPO under a postmaster general. Kolkata and Diamond Harbor Mumbai to Thane (34kms) Kolkata Clive Warren Hastings Dalhousie Ripon

Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (IT) has 1. Department of Telecom 2. DEITY (Department of Electronics and Information and Technology) 3. Department of Post Department of Posts has the largest postal network in the world : More than 1.5 lakh post offices Under this system,personnel,called Gramin Dak Sewas are employed to run the post office for a period not exceeding five hours,and to deliver and convey mails. are opened in urban areas where it is not possible to open a regular Post Office.

Extra Departmental branch offices Franchisee Outlets Panchayat Sanchar Seva Kendras PIN
Postal Index Number (PIN) Introduced in 72 6 digit code

are opened at Gram Panchayat Headquarters where Post Offices do not exist.

How does PIN code work?

Consider the PIN code 380009 First digit 3= Western region (Rajasthan, Gujarat). There are total 9 regions in India, 1-8=geographical and 9th reserved for army postal service.
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First two digits 38= these indicate sub-region. Number between 36 to 39 denote Gujarat First three digits 380=indicate the Revenue district/circle =Ahmedabad Last three digits 009=indicate the delivery post office = Navarangpura Post office. Back in 2008, there were talks of replacing 6 Digit PIN with 8 digit PAL (Postal address locator).

Mail: 1st class vs 2nd class

1st class Examples Post cards Inland letters Envelops Surface + air (whenever advantageous) First class mails get free Air mail transmission within India. 2nd class Book packets Registered newspapers Periodicals

Sent via

Surface (road, railways). They get air lift only if prepaid with air surcharge.

National Address Database Management System

to effectively manage the address database to update the addresses online and help the public in locating correct addresses The application shall be hosted on India Post website and will provide address and pincode search option to the public.

Rural CPI
Postal Department is responsible for collection of data from rural areas to compute the rural consumer price index every month. Btw, recall that Rural CPI is calculated by Central Statistical Organization (CSO) under Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation.

Meghdoot Millennium
This software is used by Postal Department for front and back office operations. This software is designed by Centre for Excellence in Postal Technology(CEPT) located at Mysore,Karnataka.

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Project Arrow

By Department of Post To upgrade Post Offices in urban and rural areas both in terms of 1. Improving core services: mail delivery, financial services and counter operations 2. Improving the look and feel of the Post Offices. Indian Post sells 24 carat Gold coins In association with

Gold coins ePost Speed post eSpeed net Business Post

1. Reliance Money Infrastructure Limited(RMIL) 2. World Gold Council enables people to send and receive messages or scanned images through e-mail from Post Offices in the country. for sending both documents and merchandise upto 35 kilograms.

Internet based track and trace service

Pre-mailing activities for bulk post

Rafi Ahmed Kidwai National Postal Academy(RAKNPA), Gaziabad. is the apex training institute in the Department of Posts. (earlier known as Postal staff college).

Rafi Ahmed Kidwai: bio

regular member of the Khilafat Organisation Ran Non-Cooperation Movement in Barabanki district. 1937: Minister for Revenue and Prisons in UP. Under his stewardship, UP became the first province to curtail the zamindari system 1946: he became the Home Minister of Uttar Pradesh. introduced jail reforms. 1947: Nehru made him Indias first Minister for Communications 1952: Union minister for Food and agriculture (after 1st General election)
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ICAR also gives a prize named after him, to agricultural scientists. Universal Postal Union (UPU) specialized agency of the United Nations HQ:Berne, Switzerland

UPU

Sorting machines
@Delhi and Kolkata Letter sorting machineLSM can sort approximately 35,000 letters LSM every hour Mixed mail sorterMMS can sort approximately 18,000 flats,packets MMS and small parcels per hour.

Money transfer: Domestic and International

Maximum amount which can be remitted through a single money order is Rs.5000/-. Commission = 5% of the value of money to be transmitted Electronic Money Order(eMO) is a system that facilitates remittance of MOs electronically, for which post offices should have Connectivity by WAN/Broadband. The eMOs can be tracked through Indiapost website. It is an instant web based money transfer service. Amount recieved can also be credited to the savings bank account of the payee. Under this service, a person can send amount from Rs.1000/up to Rs.50,000/-in one transaction. For outward remittances shall not exceed 5000 USD, only 12 transections in a calendar year per person.
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Money order

eMO

iMO

MO videsh

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International Money transfer

for inward remittance maximum of 2500 USD can be received at a time. 12 transactions can be received by a single beneficiary in a calendar year. with the help of 1. Western Union financial services 2. Money Gram Payment Systems Inc. USA Electronic Clearance Service (ECS): ECS scheme provides alternative method for bulk payment, payment of interest/salary/pension/dividend.

ECS

POSB
The Post Office Savings Bank(POSB) It operates the Small Savings Schemes of finance ministry on an agency basis. Some of the scheme run by POSB 1. 2. 3. 4. Post Office Savings Account Public Provident Fund Scheme National Savings Certificate(VIII Issue) & (IX Issue) Senior Citizens Saving Scheme-2004.

NPS
New Pension System (NPS) for common citizens has been introduced by Government of India with an effect from 1st May, 2009. Department of Posts is listed as Point of Presence (POP) to provide NPS through postal outlets. More details on NPS already given: http://mrunal.org/2013/04/economy-new-pensionscheme-swavalamban-nps-lite-pfrda-meaning-issues.html

Posts: Other functions

Responsibility disbursing wages to Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) beneficiaries through post office savings bank accounts. disbursement of benefits under various schemes such as pensions and conditional cash transfers to women

Postal Life Insurance (PLI)

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Started in 1834 PLI plans 1. Whole Life Assurance(SURAKSHA) 2. Convertible Whole Life Assurance(SUVIDHA) 3. Endowment Assurance(SANTOSH) 4. Anticipated Endowment Assurance(SUMANGAL) 5. Joint Life Assurance(YUGAL SURAKSHA) 6. Children Policy Rural PLI (RPLI) plans 1. Whole Life Assurance(GRAMA SURAKSHA) 2. Convertible Whole Life Assurance(GRAMA SUVIDHA) 3. Endowment Assurance(GRAMA SANTOSH) 4. Anticipated Endowment Assurance(GRAMA SUMANGAL) 5. Joint Life Assurance(GRAM PRIYA) 6. Children Policy

Rural postal life insurance plans were launched based on recommendations of Malhotra Committee on Insurance Sector Reforms.

Philately My Stamp INPEX2013

brand name for personalized sheets of Commemorative Postage Stamps brought out by Department of Posts. In Feb 2013, MumbaiBy PHILATELIC CONGRESS OF INDIA, the apex body of Philately in India, and the active support of the Department of Post

Stamps released in 2012, 13 will be covered in a separate article soon.

Post: 12th five year plan: goals/objectives

The India Post has more than 1.5 lakh post offices and its reach in the rural India is unmatched. This network spread should be leveraged to provide services to the residents: including e-commerce, banking and financial services. The Indian Postal Office Act 1898 needs to be replaced with a new act keeping in line with the latest trends IT Induction and Modernization implement Sevottama Service Delivery Excellence Model and Quality Certification.
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#transport
The department of post has to pay lot money to Railways because Railways charges passenger fares for RMS wagons instead of freight charges. Railways also leads to abnormal delay in post delivery and negative customer reaction. Under 12th FYP, for short distance hauls, use of outsourced/departmental vehicles will proposed instead of railways.

#financial services
setting up Post Bank of Indi a with Processing centres and Customer Call centres, Automatic Teller Machine network etc. new products such as ULIPS and Group policies which will benefit the masses especially in rural areas will also be introduced. payment of online premium of policies via use of hand held devices by PLI/RPLI Sales force and operators.

#social sector
link different local and community institutions such as Aanganwadis and SHGs with postal department. Postal personnel to provide information like weather, agro-prices, farm management and facilitate sale/distribution of farm inputs to the farmer right at his doorstep. deliver social security services and to enable last mile connectivity

Timeline: Postal services

1766 1774 1840 1972 1986 1997 2003 2004 2006 2008 2008 2011 Postal system established in India (Clive) Calcutta GPO under a postmaster general. (Hastings) Worlds first adhesive postal stamp: Penny black (UK) PINCODE system in India Speed Post Business Post ECS ePost iMO Project Arrow eMO My Stamp

Mock Questions
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1. What is the correct chronological order in which following services were setup by the British in India? (older to newer) a. Post, telecom, railways b. railways, post, telecom c. post, railways, telecom d. none of above 2. Who established Calcutta GPO? a. Clive b. Curzon c. Hastings d. None of Above 3. Who established postal system in India? a. Clive b. Curzon c. Hastings d. None of Above 4. Department of Posts falls under Ministry of a. Telecommunication b. Home c. Communication and IT d. It is an independent department directly under PM 5. Last three digits of a PIN code indicate a. name of the delivery post office b. name of the district c. name of the state d. name of the region 6. Which of the following is a 1st class mail? a. registered newspapers b. Inland letters c. periodicals d. none of above 7. National Address Database Management System falls under a. UID b. Home Ministry c. Nation Population register d. Department of Post 8. Who gathers data for computation of Rural Consumer price index? a. Department of Panchayati Raj b. Department of Post c. ASHA worker d. Gram Sabha 9. Meghdoot Millennium is a a. special speed post service of Postal Department b. software used by Postal Department c. vision document of Postal department
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d. citizens charter made by Postal department Project Arrow is meant for a. Rural post offices b. urban post offices c. both d. none Post offices sell gold coins, in collaboration with a. Muthoot Finance b. World Gold Council c. Both d. None INPEX 2013 was an exhibition for a. Pravasi Bharatiyas b. postal stamps c. Pottery and handicraft d. None of above Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Academy in Gaziabad is associated with a. Department of Post b. Department of Income Tax c. Department of Telecom d. None of above Maximum amount that can be sent via single money order? a. 2000 b. 5000 c. 50000 d. None of above Maximum amount that can be sent via single iMO? a. 2000 b. 5000 c. 50000 d. None of above Department of Post provides international money transfer services with the help of a. Western Union b. Money Gram Payments c. Both d. None Suraksha, Santosh, Sumangal, Suvidha, Gram Priya are some of the insurance schemes offered by a. LIC b. Oriental insurance c. United India Insurance d. Department of Post

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