Introduction: -A Mail service
is one of the main services of post office that deals with collection of letters
and parcels from the sender to distribute among the receivers. Indian postal
service deals with inland and international mails.
1. Post Card: -Post card is the cheapest means of
written communication. It is a card on both sides of which we can write our message.
It has a specified space to write the address of the receiver. In the post
office, two different types of post cards are available. One is 'ordinary post
card' and the other is 'competition post card'.
2.
Inland Letter
Card:
-Like post card, written message can also be send using inland letter card.
This card is sold by post offices and is commonly used for sending
messages within our country. Unlike post card, the written portion of the
inland card is folded and sealed. A special type
of card just like inland letter card is used for sending messages to foreign
countries is known as "aerogram".
3.
Envelope: -As post cards
are not suitable for sending confidential messages and in inland letter card it
is not possible to send any enclosure although it ensures secrecy of the
message. If
one wants to send an application or bio-data seeking employment in any
organization, a postal envelop or an ordinary envelop with postage stamps
affixed on it cab ne used for sending enclosures.
4. Parcel Post: -The postal facility through
which articles can be sent in the form of parcels is known as parcel post. It
provides reliable and economical parcel delivery service. Under parcel post
services, parcels of specified size and weight can be sent across the country
as well as outside the country. Postal charges vary according to the weight of
the parcel.
5. Book Post: -Printed materials, printed book,
periodicals, greeting cards can also be mailed as book post. Under book post,
envelopes containing books or documents should only be closed but not sealed.
It should be mentioned on the face of the envelope as "Book Post".
The postage on Book post mails is less than the postage on sealed envelopes.
6. Telegrams: -Telegrams is an important medium of
sending messages to distant places. Whatever message the sender writes in the
telegram, it is communicated in the same form to the receiver. First of all the
message is communicated by one post office to the other post office situated
nearest to the place of the addressee (receiver). The expenses on the telegram
are calculated on the basis of the words written in the message.
7. Telephones: -In
India, telephone service was started by the post and telegraph department in
1881. Talking to a person in the same city is called a local call and talking
to a person in some other city is called a trunk call. Telephone is the best
medium for quick communication both in and outside the country. These days the
telephone services are being provided by the Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (VSNL),
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) etc. Mostly business messages are communicated
through the medium of the telephone.
