Postal dept launches Project Arrow
Look and feel’, is guiding force of the postal department these days. Kamlesh Chand, deputy director general (personnel), launched the second phase of `Project Arrow’ here on Saturday. Three post offices — Kanpur GPO, Nawabganj and Cantt were selected for modernisation and computerisation.
Project Arrow began in May 2008 to revitalise the postal department and develop it into a brand for customers. In the first phase, 50 post offices, 450 in the second and 4,500 in the third phase will come under the umbrella of Project Arrow all over the country. Akbarpur post office was selected in first phase and in third phase 30 post offices will be selected.
The service will be quicker than ever and mails, money-orders and all types of remittances will be delivered the same day, he added.
All the data will be fed and signatures scanned in computers. All the post offices will be having a new logo of `India Post’ and homogeneous architectures of white building with red lines will be reflected at all the post offices under the purview of Project Arrow.
Announcing benefits to postal customers, Krishna Kumar Yadav, chief post master, Kanpur zone, said, “Under the Project Arrow, all types of post will be dispatched by 10 in the morning. With special emphasis on speed post, 10 additional postmen have been deployed. A new computerised pass book is being issued to every savings account holder in post offices.”
Touch screen facility, in which all postal facilities and their rates will be displayed and quiz and net surfing will be the added services.Speaking on the occasion, Uday Krishna, Post Master General, said.
