INDIA POST- AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE TURNS LIFESAVER IN THIS COVID -19 PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN

Dr.D.Sathishkumar, Asst. Professor, Department of MBA , Sankara College of Science and Commerce

People in world now facing the new experience like lockdown, battle against pandemic covid-19, economy falls and all the essential services are stopped. In this fast moving world transportation is more important people are helpless, India post which falls under essential service has been the bridge for many people across the state during the covid-19 lockdown.

Boasting the largest postal network in the world with more than 1.56 lakh post offices, of which 1.41 lakh are in rural areas, India post working around the clock delivering COVID-19 testing kits, ventilators, masks and medicines to far-flung places. The red mail vans is used for delivering parcels within the city limits but now it becomes the mode of transportation to faraway locations during the national wide lockdown with no train and flights in operations.

Apart from delivering medicines India post provides some other uninterrupted services like pension payments and banking services etc. About 14 lakh speed posts were booked about 2.43 lakh parcels used its network and nearly 11 lakh electronic money orders were registered, 1.3 banking transactions carried out totally Rs21000 crore. One lakh AePS transactions were undertaken and Rs 10 Crore disbursed among the needy and the poor at their doorstep.

Nearly 23 lakh users have transacted Rs 452 crore using this system across the country, Service through app in mobile phones are India post Payment bank app which helps to withdraw of Rs10,000 at a time.

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