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India Post Introduces Turant Tarang Services
Turant Tarang services will be made available in all post offices in another 20 days, announced Chief Postmaster General, Karnataka, B V Sudhakar on Friday.
Customers can use any bank debit or credit card to pay for around 26 services offered at post offices, he said.
Speaking at a press conference, he said the Postal department is in talks with the State Bank of India over this. Through this service people can quickly deal in cashless transactions. The service is also extended to speed post, money orders and registry booking. This is an immediate service, he said.
The letter box automation service was also inaugurated on the occasion. Through this service, people can track their letter from the time it was dropped into a letter box on the department website - www.karnatakapost.gov.in. This was introduced as a response to people’s complaints that mail boxes are not cleared on time. It will also allow the department to keep a check on the postmen and their chores, he said.
Sudhakar said the department will start pick post service from home in another 15 days. People can just SMS or send an e-mail to the nearest post office and a post man will come over to collect mail. Taking this one step further, cash delivery at doorstep will also be started for senior citizens. A customer will just have to call the post office and share his account number details, following which a post man will deliver the money to his doorstep. The maximum amount that can be delivered is Rs 20,000 and the customer will be charged Rs 20 per transaction. People can also pay a one time fee of Rs 100. Customers can be assured of no cheating as everything will be computerised, said the post master.
He pointed out that the annual income generated by the department is increasing every year. In the year 2013-14, the department earned Rs 697 crore, this increased to Rs 801 crore in 2013-14 and Rs 907 crore in 2014-15. Around 378 post offices in the State offer core banking services.
Customers can use any bank debit or credit card to pay for around 26 services offered at post offices, he said.
Speaking at a press conference, he said the Postal department is in talks with the State Bank of India over this. Through this service people can quickly deal in cashless transactions. The service is also extended to speed post, money orders and registry booking. This is an immediate service, he said.
The letter box automation service was also inaugurated on the occasion. Through this service, people can track their letter from the time it was dropped into a letter box on the department website - www.karnatakapost.gov.in. This was introduced as a response to people’s complaints that mail boxes are not cleared on time. It will also allow the department to keep a check on the postmen and their chores, he said.
Sudhakar said the department will start pick post service from home in another 15 days. People can just SMS or send an e-mail to the nearest post office and a post man will come over to collect mail. Taking this one step further, cash delivery at doorstep will also be started for senior citizens. A customer will just have to call the post office and share his account number details, following which a post man will deliver the money to his doorstep. The maximum amount that can be delivered is Rs 20,000 and the customer will be charged Rs 20 per transaction. People can also pay a one time fee of Rs 100. Customers can be assured of no cheating as everything will be computerised, said the post master.
He pointed out that the annual income generated by the department is increasing every year. In the year 2013-14, the department earned Rs 697 crore, this increased to Rs 801 crore in 2013-14 and Rs 907 crore in 2014-15. Around 378 post offices in the State offer core banking services.
Source: Deccan Herald
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