Dear Comrades,
More than 10,000 post offices are being monitored online as per year end
review report of the achievements and initiatives of the 'Department of Posts'
(DoP) by the ministry of communications & IT.
The DoP has come a logn way as the department initiated 'project Arrow' in
April, 2008, which focussed on up-gradation of post offices in urban and rural
areas both in terms of upgrading and enhancing the quality of service.
By the end of December 2010, 14,415 post offices had been computerized in the
department, and in total about 24,015 post offices have been computerized so
far.
The review said that India Post have introduced Remotely Managed Franking
System (RMFS) in place of existing electronic franking machines. Around 2,981
RMFS machines have been licensed and activated as on November, 2011.
The department has also signed agreement with two original equipment
manufacturers (OEMs) to take complete responsibility of satisfactory functioning
of the Remotely Managed Franking System (RMFS) server and machines associated
with it.
E-post office and E-Post office portal was also commissioned during the
current year for e-Commerce activity of the Department of Posts, which provides
for on time sale of philatelic material like postal stamps, se-tenants, souvenir
sheets etc.
The department also made E-VPP (Electronic Value Payable Parcels) service
available in 1,100 post offices, in which the value of payable panel is updated
and sent to the sender online by recipient, avoiding the time lag to enable him
to make payment through e-payment system of the department.
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