India’s postal service plans to introduce an online postage stamp system, where its customers can print out stamps which can then be used for sending mail.
Radhika Doraiswamy, the Department of Post Secretary said that this initiative is only a part of many e-commerce initiatives, including an e-market where an assortment of products can be purchased.
We have to ensure that post office gets the payment for delivering services and customers get services conveniently. Everything is being worked out through RFPs (request for proposals), but most of our services will come on internet in 2012.” — Deccan Herald
The switch to online postage stamps will certainly make things more convenient for the Indian population, especially with more of the rural population coming online as we reported last week.
Although I’m not entirely sure how the nation’s stamp collectors will feel about this move.
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