| In yet another step towards modernising India's postal services, Union Communications and Information Technology Minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday launched ‘e-post office', the e-commerce portal of India Post that will provide various postal services online. |
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The advent of Internet has changed the way in which we communicate. It has also divided the globe in to two. While those who are within the World Wide Web can avail the advantage of electronic communication, those who are outside it are left with only the 'snail mail'. Thus the globe is once again made of two groups namely the eHaves and eHave-nots. This Digital Divide keeps the Netters from communicating with those who are outside the Net. |
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India Post is launching its major innovation ePost to bridge this divide. By ePost it is proposed to link those who are inside the Net with those outside IT. By this electronic communication can be sent to those who are not having connectivity. Each individual is given an epost id based on his geographical address. Mails would be received at this epost id through electronic mode. At these identified ePost Centres the mails would be downloaded, printed and sent out for delivery to the addressee. Thus the customer would be able to get his mail from anywhere in the Globe in a matter of hours. |
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This experiment is being launched on a pilot basis in five States of India. Individuals and Businesses in Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat can receive ePost through this process. Based on the experience this would be extended to the rest of the Country in due course. You can check the availability of ePost service to a particular destination from our website www.indiapost.org or http://indianpostoffice.net/ |
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Every Delivery Post office in these five states is given an email id. This id is based on the PIN code of that post office. Thus |
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The customer from anywhere in the Globe sitting at home can send mail to his clients, relations, and friends. The ePost would be delivered in hours. To begin with those who are in the delivery jurisdiction of these five States would be able to receive ePost. |
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| Tariff for ePost is @ Rs. 10 per page of A4 size. |
| Easy way to become an esteemed Customer : |
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To use this facility all one has to do is to become an account holder. You can become a user by registering on-line through our website http://www.indiapost.org/. A minimum payment of Rs. 250 is to be made. Credit card payment is accepted with a surcharge of 6%. Or you can buy the ePost Prepaid Card from any of the Head Post Offices throughout the country and follow the directions on the card and on-screen. The cards are available in denominations of Rs. 250, Rs. 500, Rs. 2000, Rs. 5000 and Rs. 10,000. As and when you use the service the account would be maintained for you and you can know your balance, number of messages sent etc. |
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This is a joint venture between India Post and M/s Nettlinx Ltd. While backbone for Internet related services is taken care of by the latter the former is responsible for the whole service related matter. |
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