Passenger Reservation System (PRS) centre is inaugurated at Jogipet SO

I am very much delighted to inform you that Railway Reservation centre is inaugurated at Jogipet SO. You are all hereby requested to utilize the service as and when required.

What is Post Forum?

• A system to foster better relationship with clients and to create a ready responsiveness to public needs. The Post Forum was introduced on 10.09.90. Post Forum is a representative body of users of a post office to advise the post office on matters of its service in public interest conceived in the widest sense. It shall consist of not more than 7 (seven) Members. They shall be users of the Post Offices. It will meet once every three months. However, in the initial phase, it would be appropriate to conduct meeting once in two months and after initial three to four meetings, the periodicity of meeting may be once in three months. To keep the focus on the relevant issues, it is most important that the Post Forum shall discuss the issues relating to the Post Office for which it was formed. 
• It is a body set up by the Divisional Head in a Post Office consisting of Postmaster, Customer groups and post office supervisors.

• The Postmaster is the head of the Post Forum.

• It is a platform for both Post Office and customers to know each other closely.

• It is a forum to know customer needs.

• It is a Forum to tell our .expectation from the customers.

• It is a platform to tell about ourselves to customers.

• It is a collective effort to identify the problems.

• It is a collective platform to recommend changes.

• It is a forum to bring people closer to the post offices.

• It is a change agent to bring improvement in the Services and work culture.

• It builds bond of cooperation and mutual respect.

LAUNCH OF INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER SERVICE IN POST OFFICES IN ASSOCIATION WITH MONEYGRAM

The Department of Posts has entered into an International Cooperation Agreement with MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc., USA to offer to the general public the MoneyGram International Money Transfer Service through selected Post Offices in India. This service has been launched on 29^th September 2011 by Shri Kapil Sibal, Hon’ble Minister of Human Resource Development, Communications & IT in the presence of Shri Sachin Pilot, Hon’ble Minister of State for Communications & IT.  This service is offered through the following 100 Post Offices initially. (Delhi Circle-20, Punjab Circle-40 & Tamilnadu Circle-40)

Observation of World Post Day on 9 th October

World Post Day is celebrated on October 9, remembering this date for the establishment of Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874 in Bern, Switzerland.

It was first celebrated at UPU congress which was held in 1969 in Tokyo, Japan.Since then, World Post Day is being celebrated all over the world highlighting the importance of postal services.

In continuation of World Post Day, India Post will celebrate  National Postal Week from 9thOctober to 14 th October as follows.
Oct-09  :   World Post Day 

Oct - 10  :   Saving Bank Day

Oct - 11  :   Mail day
Oct - 12  :   Philatelic day
Oct - 13  :   Business Development day
Oct - 14  :   Postal Life Insurance Day

Dearness allowance orders issued by Finance Ministry

Finance Ministry has issued the order for enhancing the Dearness allowance from 51% to 58% with effect from 1st July 2011. The arrears will be paid in cash. These orders of the Finance Ministry are to be  endorsed by DOPT and again by Dept of Posts for its implementation.