Incentive scheme for delivery of letters carrying Aadhar number of the residents.

No. 18-46/2011-BD&MD

Government of India

Ministry of Communications & IT
Department of Posts
Business Development & Marketing Directorate
Dak Bhawan, New Delhi — 110 001
30th May, 2012
OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Incentive scheme for delivery of letters carrying Aadhar number of the residents.

                Department of Posts (DoP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (M0U) with Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on 30 April, 2010 wherein the DoP agreed to offer postal and mail services to UIDAI on the various terms and conditions laid down in the MoU.

2.             The Standard Operating Procedure for Printing, Booking, Transmission & Delivery of letters carrying Aadhar number of the residents has already been circulated to all concerned vide BD&M Directorate letter no. 51-58/2010-BD&MD dated 06.06.2011.

3.             It has now been allowed to give incentive to the postmen Re 0.50 per letter which are delivered in a timely manner i.e. within 14 days from the date of booking in case of Departmental Delivery Offices & within 17 days from the date of booking in case of Branch Post offices OR within 7 days from the first attempt of delivery whichever is later subject to the condition that the delivery information in respect of all such articles be uploaded on Speed Net.

4.             Before the payment of incentive to any postmen, the sanctioning authority shall satisfy himself that the concerned postman had been prompt in delivery of letters for which the incentive is being paid and there was no un-necessary delay at the part of postmen in delivering such letters

5.             The terms & conditions as in the case of normal Speed Post articles would be applicable.

Sd/-
(Smita Kumar )

General Manager (SP&M)