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Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday said India Post will roll out a guarantee-based service of mails and parcels with delivery timelines of 24 hours and 48 hours. The minster said that 24 hours and 48 hours mail delivery and next-day parcel delivery will start from January onwards. "We are going to launch new products with guaranteed delivery of mails and parcels. There will be 24-hour Speed Post service which will ensure delivery of mails within 24 hours. Similarly, there will be a 48-hour Speed Post for delivery within 48 hours," Scindia said. These services will be launched in January, he added. He said that there will be similar services for next-day delivery of parcels which will ensure that the parcel gets delivered next day from around 3-5 days at present. The minister said that the government aims to transformer India Post from a 'cost centre' to a 'profit centre' by 2029.
The Department of Posts and the Ministry of External Affairs have signed an agreement to set up an additional 600 passport seva kendras at post offices, Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Friday. Speaking at the India Economic Enclave 2024, the minister said India Post has about 6,40,000 points of sales across the country and no one in the world can match its scale. "In the next 3-4 years, we will become a citizen-centric service. We have signed an agreement with the MEA today where we will set up 600 more networks for passport seva kendras, hopefully servicing one crore citizens per year through our network," the minister said. Launched in 2017, the Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSKs) service has been instrumental in facilitating passport-related services to over 1.52 crore citizens. The network of POPSKs has grown significantly over the years, with 442 centres operational nationwide. According to an official note, the 600 POPSKs centres will be set up acr
The Department of Posts will issue rules and regulations under the Post Office Act 2023 in the next six months, a top official of the department said on Thursday. While speaking on the sidelines of Department of Posts Officers' Conclave 2024, Secretary Vandita Kaul told PTI that the new rules will bring transformation in the postal services with the use of modern technologies. "We are now going to issue rules and regulations within six months. The subordinate legislation has to come out. This (India Post Office Act 2023) law has simplified what was a very old archaic law which was relevant at its time, but not now," she said. The new Act ends letter transmission monopoly of the Department of Posts, simplifies decision-making process at the department, opens up new opportunities to provide services in collaboration with third parties, enables digital mode of payments for stamps and other charges etc. "We have removed the notional monopoly on letter carriage because it is a free and
Established in 1774 by the then Governor General of Bengal, Warren Hastings, Kolkata GPO holds the distinction of being India's first general post office. Over its 250-year history, it has served as a testament to the evolution of postal services in the country. This month, Kolkata GPO is celebrating its remarkable journey, highlighting its pivotal role in shaping the postal landscape of India. Kolkata GPO has been the cornerstone of comprehensive and extensive postal services throughout the nation. It embodies the ethos that 'India Post is always on the move', as emphasised by Niraj Kumar, Chief Postmaster General of West Bengal Circle. The authorities are leaving no stone unturned to showcase the rich heritage and legacy of GPO Kolkata with a series of events such as postal and philatelic exhibitions on 'Journey of Mails', the release of a special cover on a boat, heritage walk and several cultural programmes during the March 14-19 period. The 250th anniversary celebration of the