In today’s time when not just the entire country but the whole world has been gripped by the deadly Coronavirus, it is difficult to ensure that items of basic necessity like food and medicines reach the consumers. In such extreme circumstances the Jharkhand circle of Postal Department is providing basic communication services as well savings bank facility to its customers.
The Department has been providing its services through a wide network of 3684 offices with more than 90 percent of them located in rural areas. All the offices across the State are working to their full potential and providing essential services to the public. Through its post office savings bank or Indian post payment bank accounts, the Department has paid an amount of about 35.75 Crores from March 23 to March 28 in Jharkhand. Under the Aadhar enabled Payment Service or AePS, an amount of 1.98 Crore has been paid by the Department directly from the accounts of the customers. With India post payment bank, customers are also getting the facility to withdraw or deposit money at their doorstep.
During the same time period about 23593 speed post and registered letters have also been delivered by the postal department. For ease of operations in all Divisional, Sub- divisional post offices and Circle Headquarters control rooms have been set up. For all employees including counter staff and postmen masks have been arranged. Sanitizers have also placed for the customers visiting the post office.
The Directorate General of Posts has addressed a letter to the Chief Secretaries of all the states asking them to ensure distribution of essential commodities and availability of cash and also to provide necessary services to the employees so that postal services can be continued during the lockdown.