Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Industry wants govt to hive-off postal services wing from DoP

Dear Comrades,

NEW DELHI: The courier and express industry has demanded postal services wing of the Department of Post be hived off under the proposed reforms to create a level-playing field in the sector.
"On behalf of industry, we have proposed to government that postal services wing should be separated from policy and regultaory wing of the Department of Post for creating level playing in the industry," Additional Director at industry body FICCI Rajpal Singh told media.

He added that this separation should be in line with transformation at the Department of Telecom where a department of service was created within the ministry and later BSNL was created.
"We want this proposal should be part of new Post Office Bill," Singh said.
Before opening up of telecommunications sector for private players, telecom services were being provided by the government. In 1997, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India was created to keep watch on services within industry and make policy recommendations independently for benefit of consumers.
In year 2000, BSNL was created as a separate entity to provide telecom services to public.
On similar lines, industry representative say that they have proposed to government creating separate division of DoP that they hope will give level playing field to private players.
There is proposal to recognise service of private courier companies which under existing rules of the Indian Post Office Act 1898 was forbidden.
"We welcome the registration of the Courier companies, as this will surely have a binding on the courier companies to work with fair business practices and consumer's interest will be safe," Delhi Courier Club Joint Secretary Manoj Saxena, who is also Director of DartMail, said.
"We are also in favor of the Regulatory Body, which will monitor the practices of the courier industry. This should be an independent body and should not be governed by the DOP," Saxena said.
The Post Office Bill is under discussion and the industry expects that the Ministry will hold meeting with them before taking final decision.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com
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