Postal system to be revamped

by Uditha KUMARASINGHE

The entire postal system in the country will get a facelift under a networking system to be introduced by the Posts and Telecommunication Ministry to modernise post offices.

Six-hundred-and-forty-seven main post offices and 3,500 sub post offices will be linked through the networking system to provide a more efficient service to customers under the program, Posts and Telecommunication Minister Jeewan Kumaratunga told the Sunday Observer yesterday.

The Ministry will complete the networking of 647 main post offices by the end of December this year. The Ministry has allocated Rs.600 million to network the 647 main post offices. The entire networking process will be handled by the University of Moratuwa, the Minister said.

The Ministry will introduce 13 services to the public which are at present available in modern post offices including online services, e-money orders, email, internet and payment of utility bills, he said.