Despatch of Speed Post articles

2.10.1

Speed bags should be sent to NSH.

89 National Sorting hubs are functioning.

Intra circle hubs are formed to cater the needs.

Sorting Hubs close Speed post bags for each other

Post offices would be mapped to one of the sorting hub

Despatch of Speed Post Articles

2.10.2

Speed Post MNOP

2.10.3

Collection of SP articles for despatch

• Collection is from various sources– SP articles booked at the counter already grouped

into TD and NTD– BNPL articles presented by bulk mailers with this

facility– Bulk mailers– Articles booked by collection agent

2.10.4

Collection of SP articles from counter

• Counter PA books the articles and sorts these into TD and NTD

• Data of the articles booked is collected in Speednet by operator

• When the articles are physically presented by counter PA, the same is checked with data received and virtually collected or scanned for receipt

2.10.5

Collection of SP articles from BNPL customer

• BNPL customers are registered for availing credit facility with DO• These customers bring articles in bulk • Booking of such articles is not done in Point of Sale• These are directly received in Speednet• There are three methods of collection in speednet

– Collection of individual articles with data – Collection of articles without data and data entry subsequently (quick process)– Collection of articles with data in excel file (quick and convenient)

• Daily list given to customer• Bill generated once in a month for previous month transaction • Customer has to pay within 30 days• Volume based discount admissible

2.10.6

Where an Intra circle hub(ICH) would function, some of the PO be mapped to only one of the sorting hub and some PO be mapped to both sorting hub and Intra circle hub

Post Offices to sort the articles into two groups TD & NTD & separate bags should be closed

All the articles deliverable under parent NSH jurisdiction are TD article and articles addressed to places outside the jurisdiction of NSH are NTD articles.

Despatch of Speed Post Articles

2.10.7

Despatch of Speed Post Articles cont’d

If an office is mapped to ICH also, the following bag closing pattern has to be followed One bag containing inter circle NTD articles to sorting hub Bag containing TD articles of the catchment area of sorting

hub Bag containing TD/catchment area mail of ICH and intra

circle mail POs to close bag to mapped NSH/Intra circle Hub Sorting hub would do sorting for all delivery Post office under

its catchment area

2.10.8

• Speednet, deployed across speed post handling facilities – Booking PO, sorting hub and delivery PO

• Designed to collect articles from various sources, close bag and despatch, issue articles to beats and take returns and maintain accounts

• Communication module exchanges data with the central server of each of these events

• Provides tracking facility and MIS

Speed Net

2.10.9

• Speed Abstract is a document maintained to keep account of Speed post articles including Insured speed post articles booked and despatched

• Prepared through Speed Net Module

• Checked and signed by Supervisor

Speed Abstract

2.10.10

Collection of Speed Post Articles

2.10.11

Collection through Network - POS

2.10.12

Closing of Speed Bag

2.10.13

Closing of SP Bag

2.10.14

Scanning Bag Barcode

2.10.15

Speed Post Manifest

2.10.16

Despatch (generation of mail list)

• Use the menu Issue – Despatch of bags

2.10.17

Final tasks

• On generating mail list , the same has to be printed and bags despatched to NSH/ICH

• If BNPL articles are accepted detailed data entry has to be done

• Flush data option should be used• Operator should do shift end after printing all

reports• Supervisor (SPM) should do shift end

2.10.18