Get your photo, logo on postage stamp for Rs 12 lakh
New Delhi, June 30: There is a good news for all those who want to see themselves inside the postage stamp. An individual or a corporate entity can avail this facility soon.
Reportedly, the Postal Department announced that one can get their photo or logo printed inside the postage stamp by paying a sum of rupees 12 lakh.
Department of Posts Secretary S K Sinha said, "We have opened up customised printing of 'My Stamp' for individuals and corporates. Anyone can get his logo or photo printed inside the stamp for net cost of Rs 12 lakh. There will be 5,000 sheets comprising 60,000 postage stamps".
Earlier, India Post only allowed printing of photo or design next to postage stamp on a Rs 300 My Stamp sheet. These stamps can be used for general postal mail.
India Post has issued customised My Stamp for e-commerce platform Amazon India, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and has received various proposals from various entities, including educational institutes.
"We have proposals to print My Stamp from Western Union, SNDT Women's University, Allahabad High Court and many others.
Till date we have proposals worth Rs 2 crore in this fiscal while total revenue from My Stamp last fiscal was of Rs 2.83 crore," Sinha said.
Department can reject proposal at times
When asked about if people with notorious background can get it done, Sinha said, "India Post will examine proposal and it reserves the right to reject it."
India Post is eyeing a jump of about Rs 100 crore in turnover at Rs 141 crore from the philately segment this fiscal and expects 'My Stamp' initiative to contribute about Rs 60 crore.
The Department of Post expects its total revenue to be in the range of Rs 15,000-16,000 crore this fiscal against Rs 13,037.25 crore in 2015-16.
"There was fiscal deficit of about Rs 5,500 crore which we have been able to contain. In next seven years, we will be able to break even," Sinha said.
Sinha
said
that
the
Department
of
Post
is
trying
to
push
philately
even
through
educational
institutions.
"We
have
written
to
Human
Resource
Development
Ministry
to
include
philately
as
part
of
course
curriculum
of
class
six
or
seven
in
schools.
There
was
bleak
attempt
from
our
department
on
this
but
now
we
are
following
it
up
seriously,"
Sinha
said.
He
said
that
India
Post
is
also
strengthening
tracking
of
mails
by
introducing
bar
codes
on
letter
boxes.
"We
did
a
pilot
by
introducing
bar
codes
on
letter
box
in
some
states.
Now
we
have
decided
to
expand
it
to
pan-India.
Postmen
will
be
given
mobile
phones
using
which
they
will
scan
barcode
on
letter
box,"
Sinha
said.
He said that with this system in place, post office will get information about who opened the letter box, when and where.
"The postmen will also upload number of letter or items collected in that letter box. This will help us in tracking status of mails as well," Sinha said.
Every year India Post transacts 570 crore mails.
OneIndia News
(With inputs from PTI)