Apropos “Post office hopes” (September 7); I want to compliment the government and India Post for launching the much anticipated Payments Bank. People in small towns and villages in particular stand to gain from this. No bank — public or private — has this kind of a network and a ready workforce of more than 3,00,000 trained postmen. A postman in the rural areas is not just someone who brings letters for the people; he is also a trusted friend.
Of course, there are many hurdles to overcome but then which new scheme does not face trouble in the beginning? As

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