SRIKAKULAM, March 28,
2015
e-Commerce business
has turned out be a revenue spinner for Postal Department. With many consumers
from North Andhra region ordering consumer goods through its e-commerce
portals, the department has generated additional revenue, according to Sharda
Sampath, Post master General of Visakhapatnam region. Ms. Sampath, who, along
with Srikakulam postal superintendent Janapala Prasadbabu , inspected various
post offices here on Friday and reviewed the progress of the department, said
that many consumers were opting Postal Department to get their parcels owing to
its reliability on service front.
She said the
department was able to handle 38 per cent of parcel business after entering
into pacts with e-commerce portals such as eBay, Flipkart, Jabong, Snapdeal and
others. “We are modernising parcel service wings in Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram
and Srikakulam districts in a phased manner ,” she said. “The share of parcel
services was likely to go up further with the improvement of infrastructure.
and installation of more number of scanners,” she said Ms. Sampath also
hinted at establishment of 15 postal ATMs very shortly. “Initially, the ATMs
will serve the postal account holders. Later, they will be upgraded into
regular ATMs We are planning to set up mini ATMs as an agreement with the SBI
has been inked,” she added.
Source : http://www.thehindu.com/
