India Post plans to
collect letters, parcels from your doorstep
Wednesday, 27 May 2015
- 5:45am IST | Agency: dna | From the print edition
By the end of this year,
heading to the post office will be a thing of the past, because the postman
will collect letters and parcels from your doorstep. Moreover, India
Post will keep you updated by SMS and email about
the movement of your letters and parcels until the time of delivery.
"Tata Consultancy
Services is working on the software so that people can get better information
about their articles booked with us," said Ashok Kumar Dash, chief post
master general of Maharashtra and Goa. "By year end we should roll out the
facility," added Dash.
There will be an online
booking service for parcel pick-ups. A handheld device will be used to book
such articles at the customer's doorstep.
Senders of letters or
parcels will also get an update by SMS once their posted article reaches its
destination. By contrast, currently people have to track their articles online
by keying in consignment numbers.
Even those sending
parcels and letters in bulk will get benefits. "Those who do bulk booking
will get an email detailing the status of all articles booked. Depending upon
the need of the business firm they can update their internal software about
when the article was delivered," said Dash.
This pilot project is
likely to begin in Pune from September onwards. By December other major post
offices will be covered, including Mumbai, Goa and Aurangabad.
These measures are part of India Post's
modernisation programme. India Post is trying to keep pace with private
competitors, as internet and email have considerably reduced the demand for
postal services.
Courtesy: DNA
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