INTRODUCTION

The Indian postal system was founded in on 1st April 1764

Headquarter is situated in New Delhi
No. of employees are 520,191
It is a part of the ministry of communications
information technology of the government of India

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India has been divided into 22 postal circles, each circle

headed by a chief postmaster general

SERVICES OFFERED

Mail services
Premium services
Financial services
Retail services

MAIL SERVICES
The primary function of post office is collection, processing, transmission
and delivery of mail. All postal articles whose contents are in the nature of
message can be classified as mail which includes letter, insurance, inland
letter, post card, parcel, Registration, Registered newspaper, value payable
post, Book packet, Blind literature packet .

PREMIUM PRODUCTS
The business development and marketing directorate manages and
markets all the premium products like

Speed post
Business post
Express parcel post
Media post
Greeting post
Logistics post

1. SPEED POST
Speed Post, the market leader in the domestic express industry, is providing
time-bound and express delivery of letters and parcels weighing upto 35 kg
between specified stations in India. In the past 28 years, it continues to be
the market leader in the express industry with monthly volumes of almost 4
crore articles.
Speed Post delivers 'Value for money' to everyone everywhere, delivering
Speed Post upto 50 grams @ INR 35 across the country and local Speed
Post upto 50 grams @ INR 15, excluding applicable Service Tax .

FEATURES:

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Insurance
24 hrs booking facility
Internet based track and trace system
SMS based delivery status
Free pick-up facility
Cash on delivery

2. EXPRESS PARCEL
Features
Customized
Fastandsecured
Weight
Doortodoorservice
Insurance
Redirectionandreturntosender
Compensation
Networkcoverage
Postagepayment
Volumediscount
Valuepayable

3. MEDIA POST
India Post offers an unique media concept to help the Indian corporate and
the Government organizations reach potential customers through Media Post.
Creative, cost-effective and personalized , it is over packed . Absolutely no
other media can match the sheer expanse of India Post in terms of volume and
reach. Media Post - an innovative & effective vehicle for Brand and Marketing
managers to communicate their corporate messages across the nation.
Now, your brand could take the fast track and reach the masses at a low cost
with Media Post.
FEATURES:

Extensive reach
Volume
Language no barrier
Colors of Yours choice

4. GREETING POST
Innovative Product Welcome to the world of Greeting Post ,a new range of delightful
greetingcards,broughttoyoubyIndiaPost.Thesecardscomereadywithpre-paidpostage
envelopestherebyeliminatingtheneedtoaffixstamps:auniqueconceptforthefirsttimein
India.
Advantage Greeting Post And its not only convenience that these cards offer, but a lot
more.ThroughGreetingPostyoucanexpressyourselfperfectlyoneveryoccasion,festivalor
event. Few would miss the warmth reflected in their beautiful designs and pleasing colors
Whichundoubtedlymakesthemanabsolutejoytoreceive.
Where you can Get ThecardsarebeingsoldthroughtheprivatedistributorsoftheGreeting
Cardsandthestationaryshops.TheCardsandtheenvelopeswiththeembossedstampwillbe
soldtogether.GreetingcardsareavailableatallmajorPostOffices.
Features
Greeting Post is yet another innovative product of India Post comprises of a card with
envelop with pre-printed postage stamp upon the envelope. The envelope (which is a
miniature replica of the design that appears upon the card) of 5 cm x 4 cm x 3 cm of the
denominationofINR5/-writtenonthestamp.TheGreetingCardalsohasinbuiltaround
stampingrayblueonthebackofthecardpreciselyontheflap.INR5/-postageentitlesthe
sendertosendthearticletoanypartofthecountryupto20grams.Thesamerulewillbe
applicablefortheGreetingPostalso.

5. LOGISTICS POST
If you are a corporate customer looking for logistics solutions, Logistics
Post services will provide you cost-effective and efficient distribution across
the country.
Logistics Post manages the entire distribution side of the logistics
infrastructure from collection to distribution, from storage to carriage,
from order preparation to order fulfillment at the lowest possible price.
FEATURES

Distributions solution
FTL & LTS services
Logistics post centers
Multi modal transport
Warehousing services
Ordering processing and fullment services
Return logistics

FINANCIAL SERVICES
The Financial service offered by Post office includes Savings and Postal
Life Insurance (PLI) / Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI).
The Post Office small savings scheme provides a secure, risk free and
attractive investment option for the small investors and offers the savings
products across its 1,55,000 Post offices.
POST OFFICE SAVING SCHEMES:
Savings account
Recurring deposit account
Time deposit account
Public provident fund account
Monthly income scheme account
Kisan vikas patra
Sukanya samriddhi accounts
Senior citizen savings scheme

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POSTAL LIFE INSURANCE
JANSURAKSHA SCHEME
MONEY REMITTANCE SERVICES:
o Money order
o Instant money order
o IFS money order
o Mobile money transfer
o Electronic clearance services
o Mutual funds

RETAIL SERVICES
India Post offers the facility to collect consumer bills for service industries like
telephone / electricity / mobile phone users etc. for Government and private
organizations through Retail Post.
Some of the agency services that Retail Post offers are as follows:
1. Telephone revenue collection
2. e-Ticketing for Road Transport Corporations and Airlines
3. Sale of UPSC forms, University applications, etc.
4. Sale of Passport application forms
5. Sale of Gold Coins, Forex Services
6. Sale of SIM and recharge coupons
7. Sale of India Telephone cards
8. e-Ticketing of Railway tickets

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