- British-legacy
- Extra Departmental branch offices
- Franchisee Outlets
- Panchayat Sanchar Seva Kendras
- PIN
- Mail: 1st class vs 2nd class
- National Address Database Management System
- Rural CPI
- Meghdoot Millennium
- Project Arrow
- Gold coins
- ePost
- Speed post
- eSpeed net
- Business Post
- RAKNPA
- UPU
- Sorting machines
- Money transfer: Domestic and International
- Money order
- eMO
- iMO
- MO videsh
- International Money transfer
- ECS
- POSB
- Postal Life Insurance (PLI)
- Philately
- My Stamp
- INPEX-2013
- Post: 12th five year plan: goals/objectives
- Timeline: Postal services
- Mock Questions
British-legacy
Post | 1766 | Postal system established in India | Clive |
1774 | Calcutta GPO under a postmaster general. | Warren Hastings | |
Telegraph | 1851 | Kolkata and Diamond Harbor | Dalhousie |
Railways | 1853 | Mumbai to Thane (34kms) | |
Telephone | 1881 | Kolkata | Ripon |
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (IT) has
- Department of Telecom
- DEITY (Department of Electronics and Information and Technology)
- Department of Post
Department of Posts has the largest postal network in the world : More than 1.5 lakh post offices
PIN
- Postal Index Number (PIN)
- Introduced in ‘72
- 6 digit code
How does PIN code work?
Consider the PIN code 380009
- First digit “3”= Western region (Rajasthan, Gujarat). There are total 9 regions in India, 1-8=geographical and 9th reserved for army postal service.
- First two digits “38”= these indicate “sub-region. Number between 36 to 39 denote Gujarat
- First three digits “380”=indicate the “Revenue district/circle” =Ahmedabad
- Last three digits “009”=indicate the delivery post office = Navarangpura Post office.
Back in 2008, there were talks of replacing 6 Digit PIN with 8 digit PAL (Postal address locator).
Mail: 1st class vs 2nd class
1st class | 2nd class | |
Examples |
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National Address Database Management System
- to effectively manage the address database
- to update the addresses online and help the public in locating correct addresses
- The application shall be hosted on India Post website and will provide address and pincode search option to the public.
Rural CPI
- Postal Department is responsible for collection of data from rural areas to compute the rural consumer price index every month.
- Btw, recall that Rural CPI is calculated by Central Statistical Organization (CSO) under Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation.
Meghdoot Millennium
- This software is used by Postal Department for front and back office operations.
- This software is designed by Centre for Excellence in Postal Technology(CEPT) located at Mysore,Karnataka.
Sorting machines
@Delhi and Kolkata
LSM |
Letter sorting machineLSM can sort approximately 35,000 letters every hour |
MMS |
Mixed mail sorterMMS can sort approximately 18,000 flats,packets and small parcels per hour. |
Money transfer: Domestic and International
POSB
- The Post Office Savings Bank(POSB)
- It operates the Small Savings Schemes of finance ministry on an agency basis.
- Some of the scheme run by POSB
- Post Office Savings Account
- Public Provident Fund Scheme
- National Savings Certificate(VIII Issue) & (IX Issue)
- Senior Citizen’s Saving Scheme-2004.
NPS
- New Pension System (NPS) for common citizens has been introduced by Government of India with an effect from 1st May, 2009.
- Department of Posts is listed as Point of Presence (POP) to provide NPS through postal outlets.
- More details on NPS already given: https://mrunal.org/2013/04/economy-new-pension-scheme-swavalamban-nps-lite-pfrda-meaning-issues.html
Posts: Other functions
- Responsibility disbursing wages to Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) beneficiaries through post office savings bank accounts.
- disbursement of benefits under various schemes such as pensions and conditional cash transfers to women
Postal Life Insurance (PLI)
- Started in 1834
PLI plans | Rural PLI (RPLI) plans |
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Rural postal life insurance plans were launched based on recommendations of Malhotra Committee on Insurance Sector Reforms.
Philately
Stamps released in 2012, 13 will be covered in a separate article soon.
Post: 12th five year plan: goals/objectives
- The India Post has more than 1.5 lakh post offices and its reach in the rural India is unmatched. This network spread should be leveraged to provide services to the residents: including e-commerce, banking and financial services.
- The Indian Postal Office Act 1898 needs to be replaced with a new act keeping in line with the latest trends
- IT Induction and Modernization
- implement ‘Sevottam’—a Service Delivery Excellence Model and Quality Certification.
#transport
- The department of post has to pay lot money to Railways because
- Railways charges passenger fares for RMS wagons instead of freight charges.
- Railways also leads to abnormal delay in post delivery and negative customer reaction.
- Under 12th FYP, for short distance hauls, use of outsourced/departmental vehicles will proposed instead of railways.
#financial services
- setting up Post Bank of India with Processing centres and Customer Call centres, Automatic Teller Machine network etc.
- new products such as ULIPS and Group policies which will benefit the masses especially in rural areas will also be introduced.
- payment of online premium of policies via use of hand held devices by PLI/RPLI Sales force and operators.
#social sector
- link different local and community institutions such as Aanganwadis and SHGs with postal department.
- Postal personnel to provide information like weather, agro-prices, farm management and facilitate sale/distribution of farm inputs to the farmer right at his doorstep.
- deliver social security services and to enable last mile connectivity
Timeline: Postal services
1766 | Postal system established in India (Clive) |
1774 | Calcutta GPO under a postmaster general. (Hastings) |
1840 | World’s first adhesive postal stamp: Penny black (UK) |
1972 | PINCODE system in India |
1986 | Speed Post |
1997 | Business Post |
2003 | ECS |
2004 | ePost |
2006 | iMO |
2008 | Project Arrow |
2008 | eMO |
2011 | My Stamp |
Mock Questions
- What is the correct chronological order in which following services were setup by the British in India? (older to newer)
- Post, telecom, railways
- railways, post, telecom
- post, railways, telecom
- none of above
- Who established Calcutta GPO?
- Clive
- Curzon
- Hastings
- None of Above
- Who established postal system in India?
- Clive
- Curzon
- Hastings
- None of Above
- Department of Posts falls under Ministry of
- Telecommunication
- Home
- Communication and IT
- It is an independent department directly under PM
- Last three digits of a PIN code indicate
- name of the delivery post office
- name of the district
- name of the state
- name of the region
- Which of the following is a 1st class mail?
- registered newspapers
- Inland letters
- periodicals
- none of above
- National Address Database Management System falls under
- UID
- Home Ministry
- Nation Population register
- Department of Post
- Who gathers data for computation of Rural Consumer price index?
- Department of Panchayati Raj
- Department of Post
- ASHA worker
- Gram Sabha
- Meghdoot Millennium is a
- special speed post service of Postal Department
- software used by Postal Department
- vision document of Postal department
- citizen’s charter made by Postal department
- Project Arrow is meant for
- Rural post offices
- urban post offices
- both
- none
- Post offices sell gold coins, in collaboration with
- Muthoot Finance
- World Gold Council
- Both
- None
- INPEX 2013 was an exhibition for
- Pravasi Bharatiyas
- postal stamps
- Pottery and handicraft
- None of above
- Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Academy in Gaziabad is associated with
- Department of Post
- Department of Income Tax
- Department of Telecom
- None of above
- Maximum amount that can be sent via single money order?
- 2000
- 5000
- 50000
- None of above
- Maximum amount that can be sent via single iMO?
- 2000
- 5000
- 50000
- None of above
- Department of Post provides international money transfer services with the help of
- Western Union
- Money Gram Payments
- Both
- None
- Suraksha, Santosh, Sumangal, Suvidha, Gram Priya are some of the insurance schemes offered by
- LIC
- Oriental insurance
- United India Insurance
- Department of Post
awesome sir,what a blend of modern india+freedom struggle+year book+economic survey
smart work sir,thanks a lot!!!
1C
2C
3A
4C
5A
6B
7D
8B
9B
10C
11B
12B
13A
14B
15C
16C
17D
Bas mazzaa aagya ..
1 C
2 C
3 A
4 C
5 A
6 B
7 D
8 B
9 B
10 C
11 B
12 B
13 A
14 B
15 C
16 C
17 D
A=3,5,13
B= 6,8,9,11,12,14
C=1,2,4,10,15,16
D= 1,7,17
Mr. Jha since you are among one of the most active members on this blog or at least seem one (may be due to your name in Hindi) may i know in which year you are going to take your first attempt of CSE ? What are your optionals? Are you enrolled with any coaching?
Hope you wont mind these questions :)
Mr./Miss Chooran ,
Answers inline.
In which year you are going to take your attempt of CSE ? 20 days left .
What are your Optionals? = Geography , Since its only one now.
Are you enrolled with any coaching? = Unfortunately,Yes. I wasted my hard earned money. Mrunal’s favourite = Va*****.
The concept of name in Hindi goes to Mrunal Bhai again. He leaves nothing for others to take credit. :)
Hope you are satisfied with my answers.
hey manu m also thnkng for joinin d coachng 4 gs mains especially d ethics paper but roughly any idea abt d coachng but m following mrunal’s blog past 8 mnths……so as u doin coachng do u thnk is der any relevance or any plus point in joinin any coachng
guide me wid ur xperience…
thnx
Ohh yeah thanks…bwt unfortunately its Mr. only (u ain’t so lucky :P) … :)
And yes..one more thing i wanted to ask …luckily shani asked the same question…Do you think coaching will make any difference subject to the following conditions:
1. My basic stuff is almost done except for Pub Ad which is in process.
2. First attempt in 2014. So still have time.
3. Cost-benefit factor.
Thanks
Few more months in this arena and your definition of lucky would change :)
Coaching just provides momentum and nothing else. Rather than asking Manu, wait for article of Tanu.(She got AIR 18)
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2c
3a
4c
5a
6b
7d
8b
9b
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11b
12b
13a
14b
15c
16c
17d
Sir may i know d no of chapters yet to be published? ?
go to
http://indiabudget.nic.in/
3 chapters more
1. Energy, Infrastructure and Communications
2. Sustainable Development and Climate Change
3. Human Development
thank you Mrunal sir….. only 4 months before i have started prep for UPSC.. i was not knowing what is economic survey…but now i am very comfortable with it.
you made it very easy for all aspirants
thank you once again…
01)C
02)C
03)A
04)C
05)A
06)B
07)D
08)B
09)B
10)C
11)B
12)B
13)A
14)B
15)C
16)C
17)D
nice analysis
Can anyone tell me how business post work?need more clearance.
Answer Keys.
C C A C A
B D B B C
B B A B C
C D
please correct iff wrong.
1-c
2-c
3-a
4-c
5-a
6-b
7-d
8-b
9-a
10-c
11-b
12-b
13-a
14-b
15-b
16-a
17-d
plz correct if i m wrong.
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8b
9b
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12b
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15c
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thanks sir..
postal life insurance started in 1884..but not 1834
You keep hiding…I’ll still find them
https://mrunalmanage.wpcomstaging.com/2013/04/economy-new-pension-scheme-swavalamban-nps-lite-pfrda-meaning-issues.html
Jude bhai koi kya hide kar rahaa hai? it’s link has been given on Mrunal.org/economy (under Economic survey 2012 links section).
and please don’t mark this as “garbage” and link disappeared.
Oh ! Sorry, ye wala link hai waha! Guess I never noticed the survey section cuz I directly shifted to my saved pdf format.
Theek hai, galti se mistake ho gayi ab ki baar…
But now to buy ignou hard copy books wo link I could not find.
Kyunki Katl ki subha k baad agar koi bach gaya unke paas sirf 3 months hi hai. I wanted to carry all the weapons to Mahesana(if I still have a job!) for the next battle in December.
Nahi tou fir se 50marks la k wahi story. Have to end this struggle truce struggle (svs) and move to struggle victory model (sv) .
Lot of planning to do. Hope you get free soon, will be writing to you on the eve of 24th depending upon how it goes.