At present,
the postal circle is booking about one lakh e-commerce consignments at an
average value of Rs 2 crore a
month.
BENGALURU:
The postman will now deliver your Amazon orders a tad faster. From April 6,
he'll be at your doorstep the same day that you place the order. The Karnataka
Postal Circle has collaborated with the e-commerce major to deliver shipments to
all Bengaluru PIN codes. They'll be handed over to the Amazon booking centre at
10am and delivered to respective addresses through nodal delivery centres by
8pm.
Union minister for communication and IT
Ravi Shankar Prasad inaugurated the service on Thursday. At present, the postal
circle is booking about one lakh e-commerce consignments at an average value of
Rs 2 crore a month. To cater to growing needs, a nodal e-commerce business
centre with a built-up area of 5,000 sqft was inaugurated by the minister via
video conference. The facility in Yelahanka, 17 km en route to KIA, enjoys good
air connectivity and is accessible to e-tailers's
warehouses.
"With the Yelahanka facility and a few
more expected in the current financial year, the consignments will grow to an
assured volume of 5 lakh at an average value of Rs 10 crore per month," said MS
Ramanujan, chief postmaster general, Karnataka
Circle.
Prasad said the postal department
should come up with out-of-the-box ideas to align itself with new avenues like
e-commerce businesses. "The postman is still a respected figure; people trust
him. It's time you came up with innovative ideas," he
added.
Need
dedicated aircraft:
Ramanujam
said the department should be provided with dedicated aircraft to meet the
burgeoning demand of e-commerce shipments. "Currently, we are dependent on
private airlines and Air India, which make it a point to offload our cargo
whenever they get shipment orders of premium cargo. We are facing this problem
in Kolkata, which is a major gateway to northeastern states," he
added.
ATMs in post
offices:
If you have a post office account and
are fed up with the prolonged wait for cash transactions, here is some good
news. All you need to do is walk into the ATM set up at your post office. In a
first, the postal department has started commissioning ATMs at its branches. The
first one was inaugurated at the Bengaluru GPO by minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
Thursday. The 336 post offices under the Karnataka Circle have been allotted 76
ATMs so far. By December 31, 2015, all machines will be functional. Debit cards
will be issued instantly and free of cost.
Other
facilities:
The Circle Processing Centre, a single
entity for back office documentation work at the post office, was among the
facilities inaugurated on Thursday. Post Shoppe, a shelf for aesthetic and
utility products for customers was also launched. A special commemorative cover
— Golden Chariot: an unforgettable journey with myriad experiences — was also
released on the occasion.
At present,
the postal circle is booking about one lakh e-commerce consignments at an
average value of Rs 2 crore a
month.
BENGALURU:
The postman will now deliver your Amazon orders a tad faster. From April 6,
he'll be at your doorstep the same day that you place the order. The Karnataka
Postal Circle has collaborated with the e-commerce major to deliver shipments to
all Bengaluru PIN codes. They'll be handed over to the Amazon booking centre at
10am and delivered to respective addresses through nodal delivery centres by
8pm.
Union minister for communication and IT
Ravi Shankar Prasad inaugurated the service on Thursday. At present, the postal
circle is booking about one lakh e-commerce consignments at an average value of
Rs 2 crore a month. To cater to growing needs, a nodal e-commerce business
centre with a built-up area of 5,000 sqft was inaugurated by the minister via
video conference. The facility in Yelahanka, 17 km en route to KIA, enjoys good
air connectivity and is accessible to e-tailers's
warehouses.
"With the Yelahanka facility and a few
more expected in the current financial year, the consignments will grow to an
assured volume of 5 lakh at an average value of Rs 10 crore per month," said MS
Ramanujan, chief postmaster general, Karnataka
Circle.
Prasad said the postal department
should come up with out-of-the-box ideas to align itself with new avenues like
e-commerce businesses. "The postman is still a respected figure; people trust
him. It's time you came up with innovative ideas," he
added.
Need
dedicated aircraft:
Ramanujam
said the department should be provided with dedicated aircraft to meet the
burgeoning demand of e-commerce shipments. "Currently, we are dependent on
private airlines and Air India, which make it a point to offload our cargo
whenever they get shipment orders of premium cargo. We are facing this problem
in Kolkata, which is a major gateway to northeastern states," he
added.
ATMs in post
offices:
If you have a post office account and
are fed up with the prolonged wait for cash transactions, here is some good
news. All you need to do is walk into the ATM set up at your post office. In a
first, the postal department has started commissioning ATMs at its branches. The
first one was inaugurated at the Bengaluru GPO by minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
Thursday. The 336 post offices under the Karnataka Circle have been allotted 76
ATMs so far. By December 31, 2015, all machines will be functional. Debit cards
will be issued instantly and free of cost.
Other
facilities:
The Circle Processing Centre, a single
entity for back office documentation work at the post office, was among the
facilities inaugurated on Thursday. Post Shoppe, a shelf for aesthetic and
utility products for customers was also launched. A special commemorative cover
— Golden Chariot: an unforgettable journey with myriad experiences — was also
released on the occasion.
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