How can we improve postal system in India?

The use of technology and public participation will play a major role in the improvement of the postal system in India.

How can I improve my postal system?

We can expand customer service centers in rural areas will improve the postal system in India because many people are illiterate in rural areas so it will help them to use postal services broadly. Another way to improve the postal system in India is to set up a feedback system.

How efficient is Indian Postal Service?

To improve its service quality and operational efficiency, India post has introduce a centralized core banking solution with alternate delivery channels facilitating any time any where banking environment. This core banking environment will enable faster transfer of funds and easier withdrawals.

Why is India Post in loss?

The loss of India Post is attributed to high cost involved in payment of salaries and allowances to its massive workforce. The cost of payment to its 4.33 lakh employees stood at a staggering Rs 26,400 crore in FY19.

Which country has the best mail service?

Switzerland
Top of the pile in 2020 was Switzerland. The Universal Postal Union has ranked the postal services of 170 countries, based on four main components. These include reliability, reach, relevance and resilience. Switzerland’s postal service comes top, with Japan in 5th and the UK and United States in 7th and 8th.

Which country has the largest postal network in the world?

India
India has the largest postal network in the world with 1,55,618 post offices and over 5,66,000 employees. The modern postal service in India is more than 150 years old.

Why is the postal system very important in India?

For more than 150 years, the Indian Postal Service has helped the country to engage in communication and social-economic development. It has succeeded in touching the lives of people across the country from delivering mails to accepting deposits and providing retail services like bill collection, sale of forms, etc.

Is Indian post making profit?

This huge army of people, spread across so many locations, generates only a paltry income. Evidently, there is not much business; hence, not much income. But one thing is there in plenty – complaints. During 2019-20, IPO received 175,000 complaints.

How does India Post make money?

It is involved in delivering mail (post), remitting money by money orders, accepting deposits under Small Savings Schemes, providing life insurance coverage under Postal Life Insurance (PLI) and Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI) and providing retail services like bill collection, sale of forms, etc.

Why India Post?

• India post provides last mile delivery to important government schemes such as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, UIDAI related services, old age pensions, scholarships to weaker sections. These programs directly impact the common citizen of the country.

What is the size of air parcel in India Post?

India Post provides online Track & Trace facility for Air Parcel. The general maximum limit of weight for Air Parcel is 20 kgs which is subject to the maximum acceptable weight limit prescribed by the destination country, whichever is lower. The maximum and minimum size of the Air Parcel is : Maximum: The length should not exceed 1.05 metre.

How do I send a parcel by post?

Every parcel (including service parcels) intended for transmission by post must be presented at the window of the post office. Any parcel found in a letter box will be treated and charged as a registered parcel.

What is the weight limit to post a parcel?

(a) 10 kilograms if posted at or addressed to, a branch post office. (b) 20 kilograms in other cases​. (2) The length of a parcel should not exceed 1 meter and the length and girth combined should not exceed 1.80 meters.