An Overview of Premium Products

1. An Overview of Premium Products Presentation 4.2.1 .

2. Overview of Premium Products • Factors which influenced introduction of Premium Products • Technological advancement • Globalization • Liberalisation • Objectives: • To fulfill ever increasing expectations of customers • To provide various options • To compete couriers • To improve financial health of India Post

3. Premium Services • Speed Post (D, I, MO & PP): 01-08-1986 • Express Parcel Post: 10-01-1999 • Business Post: 01-01-1997 • Retail Post: 20-12-1999 • Media Post: • Meghdoot Post Card: 02-09-2002 • Data Post: 2001 • e.Post: 04-08-2001 • e.Payment: 2005-06 • Greeting Post: 06-09-2000 • Bill Mail Service: 15-09-2003 • National Bill Mail Service: 2005-06 • Direct Post: June 2005 • Direct Post Ad. 2005-06 • Logistic Post: 2004-05

4. Premium Services: Contnd… Speed Post • Types of Services: • Domestic: Tariff • Distance & Weight based • One India One Rate • Local Tariff reduced by 40% • International: Tariff • Documents & Merchandise • Speed Post Passport • Application Fee • Service Charge

5. Premium Services: Contnd… Speed Post • Salient features: • Size • Weight • Contents • Network (266, 97) • Tariff • Credit Facility • Discount • Free Pick up and Home Delivery • Insurance • POD

6. Premium Services: Contnd… Express Parcel Post • Available only for contractual customers • Surface Transmission • Weight up to 35 KGs • Tariff • Free Pick up and delivery • Credit Facility • Discount • VPP • Insurance

7. Premium Services: Contnd… Business Post A Service designed for organizations which send out large quantity of mails or documents. Total Mailing Solutions under one roof at very economical tariff. Personal Care for pre-mailing activities to ensure fast and responsible dispatch. • We Offer . . . . • Collection • Folding Contents • Enveloping (Inserting) • Addressing

8. Premium Services: Contnd… Business Post • Gumming • Printing of Statements, Bills, Circular etc. • Franking • Special Handling (Sorting)

9. Premium Services: Contnd… Retail Post • India Post offers its vast postal network for Retail and Agency Services to the Corporate Customers on commission basis. • Collection of Telephone bills/ Mobile Bills. • Collection of Electricity and Water bills. • Collection of Land Tax bills. • Collection of Road Tax & Fees. • Sale of application forms of various examinations. • Sale of Judicial & non Judicial stamps. • Conduct Surveys. • Selling Health Products e.g Milk Products, Aloe Vera Products etc. • Selling SIM Cards, Recharge Coupons. • Collection of Advertisements on behalf of E-TV • Acceptance of IT Returns

10. Premium Services: Contnd… Greeting Post • It offers new range of delightful greeting cards along with postage prepaid envelopes. • It is buy and post product. • Postage is an exact replica of the card inside. • Available in two sizes. (Rs.14 & Rs.17) • 20% discounts on purchase of 100 or more cards. (except postage)

11. Premium Services: Contnd… Media Post • Advertise your products amongst 100 crore people through Postal Medias like: • Post Cards • Inland Letters • Aerogrammes • Envelopes (small & large) • Passbooks • Post Office Premises.

12. Premium Services: Contnd… Media Post Now, LBs and Mail Vans are to be used for publicity of Postal Products. HOC may call for offer for advertisement on passbook etc.. Offering indoor and outdoor postal premises through Tender process. Benefits: - Extensive Reach - Choice of Language - Global Advertisement - Choice of Target Area For Advertisement - Choice of Colour - Cheaper Tariff

13. Premium Services: Contnd… Meghdoot Post Card Opportunity for rural and semi urban marketing. 1. Rates of Advertisement: • Rs. 2/- per postcard. • 5% discount when order exceeds 5 lakh postcards • 10% discount when order exceeds 10 Lakh postcards. 2. Order: • Minimum order – 1 lakh postcards. • Commission for advertising agencies up to 15%.

14. Premium Services: Contnd… Bill Mail Service & National Bill Mail Specially designed for transmission of financial statement, bill, monthly account bill, or other such item except personal communication and exclusively commercial publicity item. Such items should be posted at least once in 90 days and not less than 5000 pieces at a time. Facility of Bank Guarantee has been introduced (Minimum Rs. 1 Lakh) Tariff: First 20 gms : Rs. 3/- Every Additional 20 gms or fraction thereof : Rs. 2/-

15. Premium Services: Contnd… Direct Post It offers delivery of unaddressed mail articles in selected areas as specified by the customer. It comprises Letters, Cards, Brochures, Questionnaires, Pamphlets, Samples, Promotional Items like CDs/Floppies/ Cassettes, Coupons, Posters, Mailers etc. Rate: Local: Rs. 1.50 per article weighing up to 20 gms. Inter City: Rs. 2.00 per article weighing up to 20 gms. Local & Inter City: Rs. 1.00 per article for every additional 20 ms or part thereof

16. Premium Services: Contnd… Direct Post • Minimum Quantity: 1000 pieces at a time. • Size: Not exceeding A3 Size Paper. • Discount: 5% for 50,000 or more. • Availability of Service: • Business Post Centres • All Delivery Head Post Offices. • Delivery Norm: Maximum within 6 days. • Other Features: • Distributed in the areas of choice of the customer. • The publicity material must be unaddressed. • Completion Certificate would be provided at the end of • the job.

17. Premium Services: Contnd… Direct Post • Direct Post Ad (DPAD) – Direct Post Value Addition • Comprises inserts, stickers and advertisement printed on mail articles. • Size should be A4 or less, charge is 25 paise • Can be clubbed with bill mail service.

18. Premium Services: Contnd… ePost • Web and Pin code based Application. • Provides Internet facility for sending messages. • Tariff : Rs.10 per A4 size page message. • Delivery of ePost messages at the door step of the cutomer. • Available through out the country. • Free Email /Inbox facility for account holder. • Can become Registered user by Purchasing Prepaid cards. (Dn. Rs 250/-, 500/-, etc.)

19. Premium Services: Contnd… E-Payment • Allow electronic collection of bills on behalf of service providers. • Tariff : Rs. 5/- per bill collection.

20. Rate structure for Business Parcel

21. Rate structure for Retail Parcel

22. Premium Services: Contnd… Logistics Post • Available throughout India • Items permmissible : All except those prohibited under IPO Act, 1898. • Weight : • Minimum chargeable weight is 50 kg. • Maximum : no limit • Free pick up & door delivery withins 20 kms for L.P.C. • Docket charges octroi, Service taxes are payable extra. • Insurance through OI or any other company at the choice of customer.

23. Last 3 Years Performance of Premium Services