Large signage boards ordered for rural post offices

In order to improve the visibility of rural branch post offices, the government directed the Postal Department to install large signage boards for them within a span of six months, an official statement said here on Friday.

Chairing a review meeting on the issues relating to setting up of post banks, mail delivery, and e-commerce at Dak Bhawan, Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad also said he will pay a surprise visit to a branch post office in National Capital Region in the coming weeks.

With a vast network of post offices at its disposal, the proposed post bank should become a game-changer in Indian banking sector, the minister said.

While reviewing the performance of the department in the field of e-commerce parcel delivery, he appreciated 36 percent growth in parcel revenue in the last one year.

"The department has collected more than Rs.500 crore for COD (cash-on-delivery) articles of major e-commerce players such as Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal, Yepme, Naaptol, etc., in 2014-15," the statement added.