India post to provide details online of parcels held by custom

The department of post is working on providing details of parcels received by its international partners or sent through it to international destinations.

PTI | April 13, 2011



The Department of Post is working on providing details of parcels received by its by its international partners or sent through it to international destinations.

"As part of mail tracking systems introduced by us, we will add details of parcels held by customs on our website.

received by us from international partners or send by us to international destinations," Radhika Doraiswamy, secretary, Department of Post told PTI.

India Post in partnership with International Postal System has started mail tracking system and the service in now open for general public.

DoP is strengthening its services on Internet to revive the postal department. In this endeavour, the Department in early march announced launch of e-post office.

DoP is working out ways to enhance online transactions of people in India. India Post is expected to launch pre-paid 'White line' smart card by May 15.

This card will enable India Post customers to buy products of India Post or use it for various services being offered by the department.

The White Line pre-paid smart card will be like debit card which can be used by a person to pay bill at stores, make transactions on Internet and on mobile as well.

These card will be issued from post offices and can be loaded with amount ranging from Rs 1,000 to Rs 50,000, as mentioned in the tender floated by DoP.

DoP has partnered with HSBC, ICICI and IDBI for this project. The card can be operated at merchant establishments or ATMs where Master Cards are acceptable and in the respective Post Offices.

"In coming days, a common man will be able to buy or book products offered by India Post online from anywhere in the country. We are gradually building up the eco-system," Doraiswamy added.
 

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