Bokarites will soon be able to book Air and Railway tickets from the head post office Bokaro to any destination in the country’s railway network as well as any air network.
These facilities have been already started at several post offices across the country and Bokaro head post office will soon to equip with this facility, informed an official adding “Indian Railways have tied-up with India Post for this initiative”.
In a bid to facilitate people post offices are rolling out several services gradually as it has largest network across the country and would have a good impact, he said.
Passport facilities are also available here. An ATM machine is installed in this campus, soon to be start, he said.
“Now we are selling not only philately items, but also mementos, gift articles, books, tribal art and personalised postal stamps, Honey, Chawanprash including other things at our ‘Post Shoppe’. Mobile phones (Penta), solar lanterns with lED bulbs and Gangajal are also on sale at this shoppe,” said Bipin Sinha Marketing Executive.
Gangajal is available at the rate of Rs10 for 110ml, Rs18 for 230 ml and Rs22 for 330ml, the solar-powered lanterns is available at cost of Rs1,650. One can get their personalised postal stamp by paying only Rs300 for 12 tickets while personalised and non-personalised mementoes are available at Rs432 (on rock) and Rs275 (on tiles), Sinha said.
