To cut losses and increase its reach, the Department of Posts has recently unveiled plans for franchising postal services.Recently a franchisee Post Office is opened in Chennai
Services like sale of postal stationery, booking of registered post, speed post articles and money orders will be handed over to the franchises.
If any body becomes franchisee of Postal department then not only he get brand of Postal department but get access to network of more than 1.55 lakhs postal offices.In the developed country,postal franchisee is very common.Few strength of postal network is given below.
The postal franchise is very big business opportunity for any entreprenure who can combine business efficiency of private sector with backbone of the Postal department.
India has direct mail links with more than a hundred countries. With the remaining countries, mails are exchanged through third countries. International mail is sent both by air and surface and has varying priorities. The highest priority is accorded to the internatioinal speed-post service.
