Shri Kapil Sibal, Minister of Communications and Information Technology
inaugurated a Round Table on National Postal Policy here today. Speaking on the
occasion Shri Sibal said
that in view of IT revolution India Post has to embrace the changes and to be
prepared for challenges of tomorrow.
Shri Sachin Pilot Minister of
State for Communications and Information Technology said that Department of
Posts has to revisit and reinvent itself in the light of rapidly changing
scenario. Though Department of Posts is already engaged in plethora of
activities, it may explore other revenue streams.
Earlier
Ms. Manjula Prashar,
Secretary Department of Posts introduced the theme. Draft agenda for the
Roundtable included –
Ø Vision,
Mission and Policy
Ø USO
of the Postal Sector.
Ø Organization
and Market Research, environmental concerns and social responsibilities in the
Postal Sector.
Ø Expansion
and Modernization of Postal Network in India.
Ø Issues
relating to Standardization of mail and National Address
System.
Ø Issues
relating to development of institutional framework with right and responsibility
of Government regulator, operator and customer.
Ø Contours
of Competition Policy in the Postal Sector.
Ø Issues
of strategies relating to capacity development in the Postal
Sector.
Ø Synchronization
of domestic postal policies with WTO and other international
norms.
Ø Roadmap
for the Postal Sector.
Ø
The
Round Table aimed at engaging in discussions with key stakeholders related to
the Postal Sector. The conference was addressed by various stakeholders giving
their inputs in order to frame a National Postal Policy which will address the
interests and concerns of all. Indian postal sector requires a comprehensive
policy document, representative of the interests of all the stakeholders and
driving the postal sector to contribute to the social and economic development
of the country.
In
order to have a National Postal Policy which reflects the views of the broadest
possible range of postal stakeholders, the participants at the Round Table
included stakeholders from Government, Operators Representative Associations,
Think Tank, Academia, Users of Postal & Communication Services, Banks,
Regulators, Transporters and stakeholders in international business besides
senior officers of Department of Posts.
Source : PIB Release, February 1,
2012
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