INDIA
POST CELEBERATES 25 YEARS OF SPEED POST SERVICE
Shri Kapil Sibal gives
away Awards to Top Postal Circles
Shri Kapil Sibal ,Union Minister for Communications and
Information Technology today inaugurated the two day annual conference of Heads
of Circle of the Department of Posts. A special cover to mark 25 years of Speed
Post was also released by the Minister on the occasion. The Minister gave away
prizes to top three Postal Circles for generating highest rate of revenue growth
in Speed Post during 2010-11, on the occasion.
While Karnataka Circle walked away with the first prize
and DG Post’s Rolling Trophy, Jammu and Kashmir Circle and Jharkhand Circle
secured the second and third position respectively. Speed Post is the premium
Express Mail Service of India Post. It was launched in August, 1986 to meet the
“felt-need” of the developing Indian economy. It offers a time-bound and
assured delivery of letters, documents and parcels up to 35kg across the nation
and around the world.
The Speed Post network is the largest Express Service
Network in India. It covers all major towns & cities. Web-based Track and
Trace service is provided for Speed Post articles on the India Post website
(www.indiapost.gov.in). Insurance facility is also available for sending
valuable items under Speed Post, Regular customers enjoy free pick up, credit
facility under Book Now Pay Later Scheme and attractive volume based discounts.
Over the past 25 years, Speed Post has steadily continued
to grow in terms of volumes with monthly volumes exceeding 2.5 crore articles
in 2011-12. The Department of Posts set-up a Business Development Directorate
in 1996 which was re-organized as Business Development & Marketing
Directorate in 2005, to provide impetus to business activitie4s concerning
Speed Post and a number of other business products.
The last 25 years have been a journey of success for
Speed Post with economical rates, safety and reliability as the hallmarks of
the service.
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