The functioning of the Post Offices in rural pockets in Baleswar district is adversely affected due to nagging problems of link failure of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) services. The bottleneck not only affects the post offices business, it also impacts mainly the rural populace who largely depend on the Post Offices for various services, where banks are not available.
While almost all transactions in the Post Offices are being made online through the internet survives, the post offices are connected with the BSNL. Many a time, the Post Offices as well as customers suffer either due to link failure or low-speed of internet.
Under the Jaleswar main Post Offices, as many as 22 Sub Post Offices and 183 branch post offices are operational covering Bhograi, Amarda road, Baliapal, Churmara, Chandanesar, Kamrada, Laxmannath, Nampo Singla and Dahamunda, etc.
Despite having a vast network, the Post Offices established in these pockets are not able to deliver services including stamp sale registration, speed post, parcel, postal life insurance (PLI), RPLI, saving and RD deposits and withdrawal and Aadhaar link, payment of bills ,telephone, electricity, etc., due to the poor service of the service provider, i.e., the BSNL.
Sources said that not only the internet glitches, inadequate manpower also affects the function of main Post Offices.
