STRIKE NOTICE WILL BE SERVED TO THE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF POSTS ON 06TH APRIL 2015

CHARTER OF DEMANDS

1.   No Corporatization and privatization in Postal Services.

2. Inclusion of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) in the terms of reference of Seventh Central Pay   Commission. Grant of Civil Servant status to GDS and grant of all benefits of departmental employees on pro-rata basis without any discrimination.

3. Revision of wages of Casual, Part-time, Contingent employees with effect from 01.01.2006 consequent on revision of wages of regular employees by Sixth Pay Commission and Regularisation of services.

4.  Grant of merger of 100% DA with pay with effect from 01.01.2014 for all purposes, including GDS.

5.  Grant of 25% pay as Interim Relief (IR) with effect from 01.01.2014 to all employees including GDS.

6.  Scrap the New Pension Scheme (NPS) and Include all employees recruited on or after 01.01.2004 under the old statutory pension scheme.

7. Remove 5% condition for compassionate appointment and grant appointment in all deserving cases as in the case of Railways. Remove the minimum 50 points condition for GDS compassionate appointment.

8.  Fill up all vacant posts in all cadres including MMS & GDS.

(a)    By direct recruitment

(b)   By holding DPC and granting promotions

(c)    By conducting departmental promotional examination.

9.   Implement Cadre Restructuring in Postal, RMS, MMS and Postal Accounts as per the proposal signed with the JCM (DC) staff side.

10. Settle MACP related issues.

(a)    Promotions accrued by passing departmental promotional examinations should not be counted towards MACP. Implement Jodhpur CAT Judgment.

(b)   Bench mark should not be made applicable to non-gazetted posts.

(c)    Stepping up of pay with junior should be allowed in MACP also.

(d)   Pay fixation on Promotional hierarchy and not Grade pay hierarchy

11. Settle issues relating to Postmaster Cadre officials.

(a)    Allow to write IP and PS Group ‘B’ examinations

(b)   Relaxation in service conditions for promotion from one grade to another, at par with general line promotions to identical posts.

(c)    Filling up of all PS Group ‘B’, PM Grade III and Grade II posts by eligible officials and till that time adhoc-promotion may be granted.

(d)   Other related issues such as filling up of 100% senior Postmaster/Chief Postmaster posts earmarked for PM cadre by PM cadre officials alone and maintainance of Circle Gradation list etc.

12. Reimburse full mileage allowance to system Administrators and fix duty hours and responsibilities of SAs. Create separate cadre for system Administrators.

13. Grant of Cash handling allowance to Treasurers in Post offices at par with cashiers in RMS & Administrative offices.

14. Counting of Special allowance granted to PO & RMS Accountants for pay fixation on promotions as the promotional post involves higher responsibilities.

15. Settle all issues related to IT Moderinisation Project – computerization, Core Banking Solution, Core Insurance Solution etc.

(a)    Replace out dated computers and peripherals with new ones.

(b)   Increase network capabilities and Bandwidth.

(c)    Set right the Users credential problems in leave arrangements etc.

(d)   Stop hasty “Go live” of CBS, CIS till cleansing of data pucca.

(e)   Provide all assistance and stop harassment in the Implementation of CBS & CIS

(f)      Grant enhanced financial powers to Head Postmasters

16. Prompt and regular holding of JCM, Departmental Council meeting, Periodical meeting with Secretary Department of Posts, Sports Board meeting and Welfare Board meeting. Ensure representation of recognised Federations in Sports Board and Welfare Board by calling for nominations.

17.  Ensure prompt and regular holding of JCM (Regional Council) meeting at Circle level, Formal Four monthly meeting with Chief PMG, Bi-monthly meeting at PMG/DPS HQ level and monthly meetings at Divisional level. Implement a monitoring mechanism at Directorate level to ensure conducting of Circle/Divisional level meetings at regular intervals.

18. Avoid abnormal delay in conducting Departmental promotion Committees (DPCs) at all levels and grant promotion to eligible officials.

19. ill up all vacant posts of Chief Postmasters General (CPMsG) Postmaster Generals (PMsG) and Director of Postal Services (DPS). At present, posts are remaining vacant for months together and additional charge/combined duty is ordered, which adversely affects the efficiency of the services and also delay in settling staff matters.

20. Notify canteen employees New Recruitment Rules and fill up all vacant posts in Departmental Canteens/Tiffin Rooms exempting the posts from the purview of downsizing order and reviving the posts abolished/kept vacant.

21. Ensure full protection of existing allowance (TRCA) of GDS employees and introduce Medical Reimbursement Scheme to GDS. Existing monthly emoluments (TRCA) drawn by the GDS should not be reduced under any circumstances. Revision of cash handling norms.

22. Ensure time bound and speedy disposal of all Rule – 9 cases and Review/Revision petition cases pending at Directorate level.

23. Allot sufficient funds and sanction all pending bills.

(a)    PLI/RPLI incentive bills

(b)   Medical Reimbursement Bills (ROHSC)

(c)    Tour TA bills

(d)   OTA Bills

24. Enhance overtime allowance rates at par with Railways.

25. (a)   All Circle offices/Regional offices/DPLI office, Kolkata must be allowed to function as Circle Processing Centres (CPCs) while implementing Core Insurance Solutions (CIS) through McCamish for steady growth of PLI/RPLI Business

(b) Stop diversion of 615 posts (576 posts of PAs from C.O.s and 39 posts of PAs from APS PLI CELL) ordered vide Department of Posts, Establishment Division No. 43-47/2013-PE-II dated the 9th June,2014.

(c)   Stop harassment and victimization of staff of Circle Administrative offices  in the name of decentralization of PLI/RPLI.

26. Stop ordering officials to work on Sundays and holidays in some Circles and also stop harassment of staff by Circle/Regional/Divisional heads. Eg. 1) Karnataka Circle 2) Delhi Circle.

27. Allot sufficient funds to circles for carrying out constructions, repairs and maintenance of Departmental buildings/Postal Staff quarters and RMS Rest houses.

28. Take stringent measures to eradicate corruption from Postal Department. Stern action should be taken against those committing frauds and corruption. Stop disciplinary action against innocent officials in the name of contributory negligence, instead of punishing the principal offender.

29. Fillup all vacant posts of Astt. Manager/Manager and Sr. Manager in MMS

30. Make substitute arrangement in all vacant Postmen and MTS Posts. Wherever GDS are not available, outsiders should be allowed to work as substitutes.

31. Modify the orders dated 22/5/1979 regarding existing time factor given for delivery of articles taking in to account the actual time required for door to door delivery.

32. Increase the percentage of PS Group ‘B’ Posts to General line in LDCE and allow all PACO/PA SBCO & SA also to write the examination.

33. Open more L1 offices as recommended by CPMsG Eg: Guntakal RMS in A.P Circle.

34. Powers for writing APARs of SBCO staff may be delegated to AO (SBCO) instead of Divisional heads and stop imposing the work of SB Branch on SBCO.

35. Prompt supply of good quality uniform and kit items and change of old specification.

36. Stop vindictive actions of GM (Finance) Postal Accounts Chennai. More than hundred Postal Accounts employees are charge sheeted. GM (Finance) even refused to heed the instructions of DDG (PAF).

37. Review of marks of JAO (P) Part-II examination held in December 2012 in r/o SC/ST candidates. As the exam was conducted on the basis of old Recruitment Rules i.e JAO and the said posts are Group ‘B’ (Non-Gazetted) review may be held.

38.  Creation of appropriate number of posts of Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) in RMS after assessing the total work hours of the vacant GDSMM posts to mitigate the problems of the staff and RMS services.

39. Immediate notification of HSG-I Recruitment Rules and transferring of all IP line HSG-I posts to General line as already agreed in the JCM Departmental Council meeting.

40. Revise the Postmen/MG/MTS Recruitment Rules. Stop open market recruitment. Restore Seniority quota promotion.    

Note: All Circle/Divisional /Branch Secretaries are also requested to serve Strike Notice to their respective authorities by organizing demonstration.

Source : http://nfpe.blogspot.in/

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Postal Department Incurs Loss of Rs. 7 a Postcard, Rs. 5 Inland Letter

New Delhi: The Department of Posts is incurring a loss of over Rs. 7 per postcard and about Rs. 5 per inland letter as the revenue earned is far lower than the actual cost.

As per the 2013-14 figures of the Department of Posts (DoP), the average cost of a postcard is 753.37 paise while the revenue is 50 paise, whereas for inland letter the cost is 748.39 paise and the revenue earned is 250 paise.

Most of the services of the postal department are incurring losses barring competition postcard, letter and book post of periodicals.

The average revenue earned for services such as parcel, registration, speed post, insurance, money order, Indian postal order and registered newspaper is also lower than the average cost.

"During the financial year 2013-14, the deficit of the department was Rs. 5,473.10 crore as against the previous year's deficit of Rs. 5,425.89 crore, which is an increase of 0.87 per cent," the DoP said in its annual report.

The department said that total revenue earned including remuneration for savings bank and savings certificates work during the year 2013-14 was Rs. 10,730.42 crore while the gross working expenditure was Rs. 16,796.71 crore.

The DoP though recovered Rs. 593.19 crore from other ministries and departments, so the deficit turned out to be Rs. 5,473.10 crore for the reported period.

Source : http://www.ndtv.com/

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Officer Trainees of Indian Postal Service Call On Vice President

The Officer Trainees of Indian Postal Service of 2012 and 2014 batches called on the Vice President of India Shri M. Hamid Ansari here today. They comprised of four officer trainees from 2012 batch and ten officer trainees from 2014 batch. The Vice President interacted with the officer trainees on various aspects of Indian Postal Service viz. Indian Postal System, its prospects, role and scope and its modernization etc. He called upon them to focus on good governance with a high degree of commitment to public service and higher values of professionalism. He wished the officer trainees good success in their service career ahead.  

The officer trainees were accompanied by Shri Pradipta Kumar Bisoi, Director and senior officers of Rafi Ahmed Kidwai National Postal Academy, Ghaziabad. These officer trainees are presently undergoing two years professional course at Rafi Ahmed Kidwai National Postal Academy, Ghaziabad, an apex level training institute of India Post. Indian Postal Service came in to existence in 1948 and has a cadre of around 450 officers to manage postal services in India.

Source : http://wap.business-standard.com/

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REVISED PROCEDURE FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING OF INTERNATIONAL PARCELS AND EMS MERCHANDISE

a) Collection of ldentify Proof while booking lnternational Parcels & EMS Merchandise:- Henceforth, it will be mandatory to obtain a copy of the identity proof of the consignor for booking of any International parcel and EMS Merchandise. The identity proof shall be kept in record along with the tracking number of the Parcel/ EMS Merchandise for Six (6) months from the date of booking.

b) Providing Telephone number of Consignor as well as Consignee:-At the time of booking of international Parcels and EMS Merchandise, the consignor is to be requested to provide the telephone/mobile number of the Consignor as well as consignee on the .article itself. However, mentioning telephone/rnobile number of either the consigner or the consignee is NOT MANDATORY:

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India Post gets deliverance from the web

For India Post, the sudden growth in Indian e-commerce space has come as a lifeline 

Mansi Taneja  |  New Delhi  March 21, 2015 Last Updated at 21:52 IST 

Seattle-based e-commerce major Amazon delivered a parcel to pin code 790002 in India recently, and sees it as an achievement of sort. It may look like any other six-digit address code, except that the destination was a remote place called Balemu in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh.

New Delhi-headquartered Snapdeal gets 70 per cent of its orders from towns, which are not in the top 10 list of cities in India. Flipkart aims to offer a seamless last-miledelivery experience to every customer across geographies.

It's not a coincidence that international and domestic e-commerce companies, mostly funded by marquee foreign investors, are relying on India Post, the government-operated postal system, to access the remotest part of the country.

For India Post, the sudden growth in Indian e-commerce space has come as a lifeline. Not restricting itself to the big players alone, India Post has tied up with some of the niche online players too such as Shopclues, Naaptol and Yepme.

The revenue India Post got from delivering parcels of e-commerce companies through the country in 2013-14 was a meagre Rs 20 crore out of its total revenue of Rs 10,750 crore. However, an official at the Department of Posts told the Business Standard that the expectation from now on is much higher. Tapping the internet companies' thirst to sell their products, ranging from electronic goods to apparel, to the furthest corner of India, India Post is aiming for Rs 100 crore of revenue in the current financial year, and more than double to over Rs 200 crore by 2015-16 from e-commerce alone. It's the target for five years from e-commerce is much higher, at Rs 5,000 crore.

In fact, India Post is exploring a separate entity under the department of posts in the next couple of years for e-commerce. "We are seeing a decline in documents delivery, and there is a huge untapped demand in e-commerce,'' the official said.

India Post plans to invest Rs 300 crore in upgrading and setting up new automatic parcel centres (APC) to meet the delivery requirements from e-commerce firms.

It has two automatic parcel centres in Delhi and Kolkata. And the new ones will be coming up in Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru. The delivery channel of India Post is being utilised primarily for small towns and cities - tier II and III. It has a network of 1.5 lakh post offices with an employee base of around 5.5 lakh.

Samuel Thomas, director, Transportation, Amazon India, said India Post was one of the ''prime carriers that Amazon India uses as a delivery channel''. Ámazon services over 19,000 pin codes through 140,000 post offices across all 35 states and Union Territories in India. There are a total of around 26,000 pin codes in India. "We were the first e-commerce player to pilot deliveries with India Post for cash on delivery back in 2013, just a few months after we had launched Amazon.in in India,'' the executive pointed out.

Snapdeal co-founder and COO Rohit Bansal said the company's core objective is to "democratise buying and selling", and the collaboration with India Post is serving that purpose. From 70 per cent orders coming from tier-II and tier-III towns now, Snapdeal is clearly aiming for more from that segment. Flipkart too is talking about customer deliveries and returns to/from thousands of pin codes across India.

"Our association with India Post has helped us enable Indians from the most remote part of the country to shop online. Given the vast network support of India Post, this association makes it easier for us to reach out to urban and rural India alike,'' said Neeraj Aggarwal, senior director, Supply Chain, Flipkart.

However, as of now, data from department of posts shows maximum number of bookings (in terms of value of the order) is coming from Delhi. Next in the pecking order are Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. 

Inputs from Nivedita Mookerji in New Delhi

Source : http://www.business-standard.com/

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PA-17 Tool _revised Dtd.13-03-2015

PA-17 Tool _revised Dtd.13-03-2015. 

It rectified the ECB Calculating problem. ECB calculated is based on the formula used in treasury module itself i.eECB = Cash in hand - minimum cash.

In case of any difference please check up with the ECB Memo for that date.

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1. DotNet 3.5 or later

2. OS -> Preferably Win-7 or later.

3. SQL - Preferably 2005 or later.

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since the data is mainly fetched from table containing the above data.

2. At the first run, please update the server details (Both Meghdoot & Sanchaya).

3. After fetching the data please check & update the fields in the table if required.

4. Please copy both [PA-17.exe] and [DOSPrinter.exe] in the C:\ drive.

5. The report printed in dot matrix printer sometimes may not be clear. Use Laser

Printer for clear print.

6. First use [Fetch] button for getting data, [Save] button to save data after

modification, [View] button to view data as a report, [Print] button to print the

report. You can use [Back] button if you need to correct the fetched data again

before printing.

7. Since the data of Stamps Received & remitted would not be correctly obtained from

the database, pleasure ensure to check and correct the corresponding fields in the

data box before moving to the report.

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STATEWISE DETAILS REGARDING DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES’ WORKING STRENGTH

STATEWISE DETAILS REGARDING DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES’ WORKING STRENGTH

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Promotions to the cadre of ASP in AP Circle

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Regional allotments in the cadre of PS Group B cadre in AP Circle

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New official website launched by West Bengal Circle http://indiapostwb.gov.in/

New official website launched by West Bengal Circle  http://indiapostwb.gov.in/

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Revision of Pre mailing Rates under Business Post from 01st April 2015

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The Last Post

- Anil Dhir
Bhubaneshwar

I saw it through the early morning mist which had swept in from the sea. The old letter box, nestled on the trunk of a middle growth banyan tree. It had a wonderful rusty patina that only comes with years of quiet neglect. The silent sentinel was all but hidden in the shade of the tree near the fishing jetty of Satapada, the small village on the north of Chilika Lake.

I was spending a weekend, photographing the birds and dolphins of the Chilika Lake. Satapada is a little sleepy village on the edge the Lake. This was a chance discovery on an early morning walk to the lake’s edge. A slight drizzle had made me take shelter under the tree and it was providence that had made me see it.

The banyan tree must have not been very old, just about thirty to forty years. The older trees are characterized by their aerial prop roots which grow into thick woody trunks which, with age, can become indistinguishable from the main trunk. There were very few of these on this tree, the ones that were there were all hanging about the trunk, half a dozen strands had covered the rusty letter box.

Was the tree protecting the letter box in a loving embrace or was it strangulating it? Maybe the tree remembered the day when three big nails were driven into its trunk and the red letter box had been put up. However to me it seemed that the tendrils were protecting it, keeping it safe, and holding it in place. The long nail on which the letter box had hung had long since vanished, it had been absorbed by the growing trunk. Like the network of India’s postal system, the banyan’s roots and branches too are symbolic of the country’s unity. The Banyan is thought of as perfectly symbolizing eternal life due to its seemingly unending expansion.

The thick canopy was shelter from the rains, which were very frequent in this area. May be in another decade the letter box would be totally engulfed in the tendrils, swallowed by the tree, as if a mother had taken its child back into the womb.

Standing under the tree, looking at the rusty and peeling letter box was like being in a time warp. The tree and the letter box must have such wonderful memories of the days gone by. This was the letter box that everyone knew about in all the adjoining islands. The original estuary of the Chilika, where the vast lake met the sea is a tiny inlet was just about three miles  as the crow, or rather, the white bellied eagle flew. These were rich fishing grounds and many small boats dotted the area. The people of the small islands would give their letters to the boatmen, who often docked their small boats at least once a day at Satapada, either for fresh water or for selling their catch to the fish traders. Many a time, the boatmen just touched base, jumped off the little boats and sprinted to the letter box, posted the letters and then rushed back to catch the ebb tide that would take them home.

There were letter boxes in many of the outlying island too, but the islanders preferred to have their letters sent across and posted at Satapada, as the other mail route was very lengthy. Mail was collected and sent to Parikud and then on to Berhampur via the Palur Junction. Even letters sent to nearby Puri took a week to be delivered if posted on the islands.

The Letter box used to be stuffed full by noon and the peripatetic postmaster (who had long since retired), used to come on his ramshackle bicycle and open the rusty lock. At times, when the letter box was full, he used to find some letters kept at the fork of the tree. At times, finding the box full, the boatmen would walk half a mile to the village and give their letters to the postmaster and tell him to get a bigger box. Many a time the crab seller would call out to anyone passing by to let the postmaster know that the letter box was full. The postmaster too had written quite often for a pillar box, but the Postal Superintendent at Puri had always turned down the request.

The Letter Box was painted red once every year. There were stubs for inserting the clearance indicator tablets which would have told the people of the next clearance, but the tablets had never been used. Once a day, the old postmaster emptied the box and put the letters his sack. He slung the sack on the handlebars of his bicycle and would then go to the jetty for sending the onward mail sack across the lagoon.

In the last two decades, the letter box had seen so much. From a sleepy waterfront, the village had developed into an important tourist destination. The sprawling Panthanivas of the tourism department had come up in the adjoining land. Many buses would come from Puri and bring day trippers who would hire boats to go further from shore where the dolphins frolicked. The fishmongers would set up shop under the tree and sell crabs and prawns.

During the super cyclone of 1999, the lake waters had come up to the tree. Most of the adjoining trees were flattened by the hurricane winds, but this banyan tree stood tall. Perhaps it was spared because of the Letter Box, which was a good luck charm. The early years of this century saw the setting up of Mobile phones towers in Satapada. This forecast the death knell for the letter box. The vastness of the lake and the distance between the small islands made the use of mobile handsets very popular in a short time. Just twenty metres behind the tree was a small market where the advertisements of Aircell, Reliance Mobile and Airtel were boldly displayed.

Gradually, in gentle degrees, the letter box’s importance to the islanders waned. There were fewer and fewer letters, until the day when there were no letters at all. The postmaster would anyhow come every day, as he had to put the mailbags on the ferry which carried the mail across to the islands. He would now open the letter box only once in two days and even then find no letters. In fact if he found any letter, he was quite surprised.

Then one day it happened. The key to the lock was lost. The letter box was never opened again. Maybe it still had a few letters in it. The last clearance must have been about ten years ago, because the present sub post master told me that he had never checked up the letter box.

I had second thoughts on writing this piece. The mandarins at India Post, if they access this story will be quick to issue orders for its removal. Experience has taught me that things move very fast and efficiently from the top to the bottom, not vice versa. In all probability, or should I say certainty, the letter box will not be there when I next go to Satapada, but my earnest request would be to let it be as it is, a silent sentinel, a remembrance of things past, of a glorious era when letters were written and posted. If I would have had my way, I would have erected a small memorial around the tree, and ensure that no harm comes to it. It would be a happy reminder of the romance of posting letters.

In Hinduism the banyan is considered very sacred and is also called the “kalpavirksha”, meaning the wish fulfilling tree. I wish from the core of my heart that the letter box remains where and as it is.

The author may be contacted at anildhir2k5@hotmail.com

Source : http://aipeup3bbsr.blogspot.in/

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No access to Internet, prisoner demands PIN codes through RTI

NEW DELHI: A poor prisoner in Kolhapur in Maharashtra had to approach the  CIC for a simple piece of information - the PIN code directory of postal  department - as he did not have access to Internet to know the correct code for  sending letters to his family.

Taking cognisance of  humanitarian issues involved in the plea, Information Commissioner Basant Seth directed the postal department to  provide a printout of the PIN code directory  to Jitendra  Anandrao Chouhan free of cost.

In a sad commentary on the hassles faced by RTI  applicants while seeking information, Chauhan was not provided with All India PIN code directory by postal department  as it claimed that after digitisation it has done away with providing hard  copy.

Chauhan pleaded that he is a poor person who is lodged in jail and has no  access to computers but the postal department officials did not budge and kept  telling him that the only way he can access PIN codes is through  Internet.

He kept telling the postal department that great  hardships are being faced by him and other prisoners as many times the letters  mailed by them are returned undelivered for the want of PIN  codes.

Chauhan also told the postal department that poor prisoners have no means  for communicating with the family other than letters but postal authorities did  not furnish requisite information to him or find a way to solve the problem  faced by prisoners.

"The appellant has submitted that poor  prisoners face great hardships in sending letters to their family members as  they have no access to the PIN code directory displayed on India Post web site.  This is, therefore, a humanitarian issue concerning larger public interest since  the prisoners face hardship in communicating with their families," Seth said.

He asked the postal department to look into the issue  and take appropriate steps to provide access to PIN codes to prisoners lodged in  various jails.

Source : http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/

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Mobile Phones available now at Post Offices

SALE OF PENTA MOBILES AT IDENTIFIED POST OFFICES

The Department of Posts has tied up with M/s. Pantel Technologies Private Limited for sale of ‘PF 301 – Bharath Phone’ through identified Post Offices in Tamilnadu. Initially the scheme has been launched at 400 Post Offices across Tamilnadu, with effect from 02.03.2015.

PF 301 Bharath Phone is a dual sim phone with 2.8” screen size and built in internet access. The cost of the phone is Rs.1,999/-, with a free talk time of 1999 minutes on BSNL network. The existing BSNL sim can also be recharged with this Damaka Plan.The phone instrument comes with a one year warranty. The phone has the modern features such as Whatsapp, Bluetooth, mobile tracker, torch, internet browsing, etc.

A model phone will be available at all the identified Post Offices for the public to view before their purchase. The public are requested to make use of the opportunity to purchase the mobile phone with exciting features and offers at a very nominal price!

India Post has tied up with M/s. Pantel Technologies Private Limited for the sales of their Bharath Phone through Post Offices and whereas M/s. Pantel Technologies Private Limited will take care of all the other matters like services and complaints.

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Shop@post by India post

Philatelic Stamps:

Postage stamp, which began as a piece of paper in token of receipt of postge, has assumed additional dimensions. It is a mode of commemorating, celebrating and promoting national heritage and events. 

Philatelic stamps are designed and printed with greater aesthetic inputs and are manufactured in limited quantities and generate an interest among philatelists and collectors. These stamps were traditionally made available through Philatelic Bureaus. With a view to ensure the availability of philatelic stamps to interested persons in a hassle free manner, Department has introduced online sale of philatelic stamps.

To purchase philatelic stamps online, please click:

https://www.epostoffice.gov.in/PHILATELY_3D.html

Weaves of Varanasi:

A "pilot" initiative of Department of Posts and Snapdeal has been launched in Varanasi. It envisages a joint collaboration by providing for a platform for small businesses/weavers to enable them to sell their products online. 

Under this pilot scheme, the weavers/domestic manufacturers of Varanasi silk products will be able to showcase their products through the Snapdeal portal with the help of Department of Posts and they would be helped in the end to end transaction of their products i.e. from registration to receipt of the money from the customer. The customers would also benefit by reaching out to the weavers directly.

This initiative envisages developing scalability and sustainability for inclusion and mainstreaming artisans and small businesses to the e commerce market through the post offices.

To visit shopping portal please click on the link below:

http://www.snapdeal.com/offers/india-post-varanasi

Source :  http://www.indiapost.gov.in/Shop@post.aspx

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