OPINION April 8, 2016
Jamshedpur, April 7: The central government has chalked out
several plans to make India digitally transcendent.
The postal department
in the run for digitalization is planning to equip letter boxes with GPS
(Global Positioning System), thereby enabling people to access the location of
the letter and at what time it reached which place, when was the letter taken
out, when did it reached the head post office and the current location of the
letter.
The process of
installing GPS has started at various post offices in Singhbhum. In the first
phase the post boxes in urban area post offices will be benefited.
In Singhbhum currently
there are 70 post offices and two head post offices (Bistupur and Chaibasa).
“In every outer and inner side of the post box a bar code will be attached
which will be of 12 digits.
To avail the benefit a
consumer must download Post App and type the 12 digit bar code and instantly
the person would be informed if the letter box was opened or not. If opened
then at what time and day the box was opened will also be clued-up by the App,”
said SP Singh, senior postmaster, Singhbhum.
In post offices
situated in the rural areas, Postal workers will be given hand operating
device. Through this device villagers can pay the electricity bill and several
other works in the village itself.
“Postal department is
being totally digitized and the post boxed is being connected to GPS. We have
also got license for post bank and will start functioning with core bank system
for which all post offices are being computerized,” said SP Singh.
Singh further informed
that during regular intervals the head post office is crowded with students
wanting to submit the forms for competition examinations. To overcome the
ordeal, a separate counter will be made for the students so that they can
easily submit the forms.
“ATM facility has been
started in the post office apart from it cash transaction is also being done.
To maintain safety and security at the post office CCTV cameras will also be
installed,” said the senior postmaster.
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