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.
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