The Hindu Business Line : DoP unveils nationwide e-post service

THE Department of Posts (DoP) has introduced nationwide e-post service with a view to bridging the digital divide and bringing the benefit of the Internet technology to the people living in the rural and other remote areas.

Launching this service, the Secretary, Department of Posts, Mr Vijay Bhushan, stated that a pilot project in 205 post offices in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa and Kerala was started two years ago and it is now being launched nationwide. With the launching of e-post service by India Post, he stated that e-mail can now be sent and received by even people living in remote areas, even without the sender or the addressee having access to the computers or Internet.

About 650 post offices have been designated as e-post centres covering all districts and major towns. These centres are provided with Internet connection, computers, printers and other necessary equipment. All other post offices will book the e-post messages and send them to the nodal e-post centre for transmission. The service can be availed across the counter in the post offices or through pre-paid cards. e-Post messages will be treated at par with the unregistered letters under the Indian Post Offices Act, 1898. The rates for the e-post services are Rs10 per page per addressee.

Highlighting the features of the service, Mr Bhushan stated that the e-post service is not limited to the e-post centres. It can be availed of from any post office. Messages booked at other post offices are sent to e-post centres for scanning and dispatch. Similarly, messages received at e-post centres for areas beyond their delivery jurisdiction are printed and sent to the concerned post offices for delivery.

He further added that besides delivering to the postal address anywhere in India, e-post messages can also be delivered to any e-mail ID anywhere in the world. Since e-post messages are scanned and sent, they can be in any language and can even be handwritten. They could also contain pictures and graphics and can be sent to multiple addresses, he stated.

Besides availing e-post service through post office, it can also be accessed from customer's home or office. Customer can access the service at the e-post portal www.indiapost.nic.in. Customer has to register as the user and can make payment through the pre-paid card that is available from selected post offices. The pre-paid cards are of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000.

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