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Thursday, October 15, 2009

Berhampur Postal Region observed Business Development Day




Berhampur Postal Region observed Business Development Day



Three post offices ( Aska, Phulbani and Boudh) will start facilitating booking of Rly tickets services very soon.This was announced in the Customers meet organised by the Business Development and Marketing, office of Postmaster General, Berhampur , Department of Posts, India at the Conference hall of Hotel Nandan Residency, Brahmapur on 14th October-2009 .The memorandum of understanding between the ministry of Railways and Dept. of Posts has been signed on 12th instant. The Customers’ meet was organised on the occasion of (National Postal Week) Business Development Day. Briefing the Customers and media, Shri Santosh Kumar Kamila, IPS Postmaster General said that India Post is having the largest network in the world having 1,55,000 Post Offices around the nation. Apart from transport of mails and money in different ways , the Department of Posts is providing various products and small savings schemes which can be availed of by the customers according to their choice and requirement. A competitive market can provide better services and India Post always invites constructive complaints and competition to offer better services to its customers; Shri Kamila said. Speaking about speed post, he said that people can track their articles and also electronic money orders (eMO) through an SMS. The customer has to SMS the speed post or money order number (PNR) by typing SP & eMO to 55352 respectively. This will result in locating the status of the article and money order sent. Speed Post also offers money-back guarantee, under which Speed Post fee will be refunded if the consignment is not delivered within the prescribed delivery norms.
On answering a question from the audience,the PMG said that, the Core Banking System is in process and efforts are on to be launched very soon.

Among others Shri Jerimio Naik, Asst.Director(BD and Mails) welcomed the customers and media persons present and requested them to take the maximum benefit of the meet.
Shri Dibakar Patnaik, Sr.Superintendent of Post Offices, Berhampur Division gave a nice and attractive Power Point Presentation on the various products launched by the Department of Posts.
Shri Biswanath Lenka,Asst.Director(Staff) offered thanks to the mass present, at the end of the meet.
There was a gathering of around one hundred customers including press personalities, educationists , businessmen, bankers and officers from PSU and organizations and Sr.Postmaster, Berhampur HPO.
The Department of Posts is committed to serve the masses but the organisation has to be economically viable at the same time. The Department is taking new initiatives in a manner that serve the people in more comprehensive manner and help the Department to sustain itself.
Brand ‘India Post’ is a trusted name among its customers and hence, the new initiatives as well as established schemes draw more and more people to it.
The meet was organized under the supervision of Shri Gopesh Dash,ASP(BD)

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